The internet can be a chaotic mess, but sometimes it delivers pure gold—like these fascinating pictures we found on Reddit this month.
Each one shows or teaches us something we probably didn’t know before, from mind-blowing facts to hidden corners of the world.
Whether it’s nature, history, science, or just random coolness, these cool images are guaranteed to make you say, “Whoa, I didn’t know that!”
Let’s dive into the best Reddit had to offer this month.
1. Static tattoo with “shaking” effect.
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2. Andrew Myrick, a trader who told starving Dakota to “eat grass or dung” was killed on the first day of the Dakota War of 1862. His head was cut off, and his mouth was stuffed with grass.
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3. A woman standing next to a Redwood tree, 1950’s
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4. A massive tadpole was discovered, with a hormonal imbalance that prevented it from developing into a frog.
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5. Brazilian man left his car window open overnight. The following morning he found a sloth hanging from the steering wheel.
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6. Penguin egg whites turn clear when boiled.
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7. Just learned about the existence of DRACULA PARROTS
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8. Where the snow meets the gulf of Mexico.
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9. Canadian photographer Steven Haining breaks world record for deepest underwater photoshoot at 163ft – model poses on shipwreck WITHOUT diving gear.
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10. The damage caused by a civilian drone in California, grounding the firefighting plane until it can be repaired.
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11. My dad worked on a dam in Iraq in the 80s, he received this medal from Saddam Hussein upon completion.
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12. Los Angeles, 1/8 @ 7:30am
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13. House designed on Passive House principles survives Cali wildfire
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14. Homemade levee saves Arkansas home from flooding in 2011
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15. Angus Barbieri was a Scottish man who fasted for over a year with no ill effects.
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16. Mahatma Gandhi’s letter to Adolf Hitler, 1939.India’s figurehead for independence and non-violent protest writes to leader of Nazi Germany
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17. 10 million years ago, turtles could eat you with a single bite.
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18. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Cairo, 1896, pretending to be a mummy
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19. During 2010 Zheng-Kai Marathon Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo from Kenya saw a disabled competitor struggling to drink water ,she ran alongside of him from the 6.2 mile to the 23 mile mark aiding him at all watering stations. She was placed 2nd in race.
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20. A Florida judge puts on a Quest 2 to experience the crime in first person.
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21. Korean researchers developed a new technology to treat cancer cells by reverting them to normal cells without killing them.
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22. Snitching scheme in Vietnam to improve road safety
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24. Hypodermic needles with red blood cells, under an electron microscope.
25. HEFTY GIRLS WANTED FOR POLICE FORCE (must be fairly good looking). London Metropolitan Police, 1930s
26. A Lego brick from 1949 can still connect with a brand new Lego brick from 2025.
27. Indohyus:- The earliest known ancestor of Whales
28. Meet Bear, a dog who saved over 100 koalas during the Australian bushfires.
29. This contains the oldest wine in the world, the Speyer wine bottle which is about 1700 years old
30. Ribbon seal.
31. “When we all have pocket telephones” 1919
32. This boat perfectly balanced itself on a reef after running aground.
33. This is currently what Florida looks like.
34. Deep in the Gulf of Mexico lies the ‘Jacuzzi of Despair,’ a deadly brine pool that kills anything that enters its waters.
35. Banksy was hired for £50 to work with children at a Bristol youth club in the late 1990s. As he was still an unknown artist, his murals have been painted over later.
Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome