Strange, surprising and interesting facts about everything in the world (19 photos)

If you already know what Charlemagne's throne, the last Tasmanian tiger, or a fake mermaid caught off the coast of Fiji looked like, then you don't need to come here. And if you don’t know, welcome!





1. This is Eugene Cernan, who as of 2023 is the last person to ever walk on the Moon. He did this in 1972. That was a long time ago!



It's Eugene who's pictured in this iconic photo of walking on the moon.





2. A photo showing one of the last Tasmanian tigers. Considered extinct since 1936



3. Funny mask. But if you know it's an executioner's mask, it becomes creepy



4. This is Albert Woolson, the last of the American Civil War veterans. He fought in the Union Army and died in 1956 at the age of 106



5. This is what a bun seller looked like in 1930s London



6. Tiger tongue, similar to sandpaper



7. Willamette Meteorite, the largest meteorite ever found in the United States. It is the sixth largest in the world and weighs 15 and a half tons



8. And this is what a small piece of a random meteorite looks like. He is very heavy



9. L-shaped pool tables exist



10. This is what the FBI fingerprint vault looked like in 1942.



11. The oldest diving suit in the world. Looks like a friendly but scary starfish



12. This is what Charlemagne’s throne looked like. Over the course of almost 600 years, more than 30 rulers of the Holy Roman Empire were officially crowned on this throne.



13. On September 3, 1967, Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right. This is a photo of the first day after the changes were introduced.



14. A model of what the work of a dentist might have looked like in Ancient Egypt. Created by Dr. Vincenzo Guerini in the early 1900s



15. This is the Pamir, one of the last two sailing ships on commercial voyages in the world. Sank 1957



16. The names of Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce in some countries are “salsa inglesa” and “salsa china”, literally “English sauce” and “Chinese sauce”



17. And finally, there is the Fiji mermaid, a creature that was allegedly caught in the ocean near Fiji. Another fake, but very cool!