Realistic Roman mosaics that show a mullet, a popular delicacy of the Roman nobility. State Historical Museum in Moscow.
Lamborghini sold tractors before selling sports cars. Ferrari founder Enzo said: "You may drive a tractor, but you will never be able to steer a Ferrari properly. So Lamborghini started building its own cars.
When Hitler committed suicide, his second-in-command Hermann Goering was captured and interviewed. Goering's IQ was tested and he scored 138 points. Pictured here is Goering, who was tried in Nuremberg in 1946.
Swan diagram of Siberia, this piece is made of felt and filled with reindeer wool; It was sealed in a frozen mausoleum in Pazyryk for more than 2300 years.
In Providence, Rhode Island, skyscrapers, tugboats, hotels and police cars flash lights every night at 8:30 p.m. to say goodnight to children at children's hospitals.
More than 2,000 years ago, Lady Xin Chai, a mummified woman of the Han Dynasty in China (206 BC - 220 AD), still has her own hair, soft to the touch, like a living person. She is widely regarded as the best-preserved human mummy in history.
In 1926, the German magazine Echo Continental reported on the development of a new three-storey city bus.
This box, inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, is one of the best decorative woodworks that have survived from ancient Egypt. Probably used for cosmetics or expensive perfumes, it is made of cedarwood, ebony, ivory, gold, copper alloys and faience.
Nikola Tesla patented his communication "electromagnetic motor" in 1888. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1975 for this invention.
A man named Robert Lane named his two sons Winner and Loser. The winner becomes a criminal, and the loser becomes a detective.
The heart of the blue whale, weighing about 1300 pounds, is the size of a small car. Huge hearts beat 8 to 10 beats per minute, and every heartbeat can be heard 2 miles away.
A Roman marble portrait of Cornelia Salonina, the wife of Emperor Galinos. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
With advances in selective breeding, the size of the chickens we eat has increased by 364% over the past 50 years.
Completed in 1882, Eluanbi Lighthouse is one of Taiwan's most famous attractions. Known as the "Light of East Asia", it is the only military lighthouse in the world and the brightest lighthouse in Taiwan.
Metopacanthus, an ancient shark-like fish whose male appendages form a second toothed jaw on his forehead
Finnish night trains are equipped with diaper changing stations, bottle warmers and toddler bedpans.
The Peruvian wig headdress, found in the desert coast of The Valley, is tied to the mummy of elite representatives. They will be placed on the prosthetic head of the mummy bag.
Manhattan skyline, USA, from the Bossert Hotel in Brooklyn - 1933.
This is SOFIA, a 2.5 m diameter telescope placed on a Boeing 747SP whose fairing has been modified to open the hatch and make observations during flight.
A tiger statue carved from a single bone. Shang Dynasty, China, 11th century BC.
The Bradford 1 Fishing Association logo was almost completely engulfed by a single tree. Yorkshire, UK.
Colonial Woman was inspired by French colonial rule over Algeria. Charles Cordier was manufactured in 1861.
In 1911, after the theft of the Mona Lisa, Picasso was arrested as the prime suspect.
Turkish kilich (saber) from 1700s Damascus steel, gold, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In 1922, there was a riot in New York City because men wore straw hats beyond the agreed date.
Napier, the first car to break through 100 miles per hour.
Pakistan has recently rained so much that it has formed a huge inland lake that can be seen on poor satellite imagery.
Japanese people are generally very organized and respectful of each other, so it is fair for them to line up on any occasion. You'll find people lining up on any occasion, such as trains, restaurants, bathrooms, cashiers, etc. So be sure to follow them and don't try to cut in line.
In the Victorian era, people took photos with recently deceased loved ones, especially those who could not afford to paint portraits.
Egyptian ring made of turquoise faience with Neptis Aegis, Cleveland Museum of Art.
Soldiers at an altitude of 5,800 meters (19,000 feet) show what food looks like at -50°C (-58°F).
Ever wondered how the president decides what chairs to use in the Oval Office? Shortly after Obama took office, different chairs were tested here.
Wooden comb, Byzantine Egypt, 3rd-4th centuries AD. Lent from the University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum to the Walters Museum.
India's powerful new weapons. India has developed and tested a new torpedo delivery system. It is possible to place torpedoes on top of large missiles and fire torpedoes directly at supersonic speeds instead of sending warships or submarines.
Egyptian golden dagger with an inscription on the blade that reads "Son of Ra."
Contraceptives 3300 years ago.
Around 1913, Kaiser Wilhelm II smoked in Silesia.
The 109-year-old monk weighs only a few dozen pounds, and it is estimated that his meal is very small, and he cannot see that he has muscles.
Wildlife rangers holding a 9-meter-long python, estimated to weigh about 100 kilograms, met near a village in Kampar, Indonesia, and later released it back into the neighboring jungle of Palawan.
Iceland Sightseeing Bus.
Sculpture of a Buddhist guardian with a Central Asian façade. Tang Dynasty, China, 7th to 10th centuries AD.
The backrest of the Mayan throne. 600-900 AD. The Amparo Museum in Puebla, Mexico.