Rare things

The world is an intriguing place. However, our mundane everyday lives sometimes make us forget that. To remind you about the interesting things around us, Bored Panda has compiled a collection of rarely seen pictures, and they should definitely catch you off-guard. But in a totally good way.

This is the pic of a space shuttle leaving our atmosphere taken from space by NASA. Amazing isn't it. And how nano are we in the cosmic scale.

Digital collage artist Arne Olav Gurvin Fredriksen uses Photoshop to create strange—and often hilarious—hybrid creatures by mixing different animal parts together. A project that started purely as a hobby, Fredriksen began making his photo manipulations in 2012. Each “cross-breed” is posted on Instagram on a regular basis, where the artist’s 14,000+ fans can vote to name them. […]

Spin to challenge yourself with a wide range of phobias, from common to rare. Will you land on Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, or maybe Trypanophobia, the fear of needles?

If you are a photography enthusiast, then the likelihood of you looking for newer options to click is going to be part of your life. Fortunately, Mother

Improve your mood with a gallery of miscellaneous photos that capture the randomness of life.

There's an iconic photograph of physicist extraordinaire Albert Einstein sitting on a rock dressed in shorts and open toed sandals, looking a bit like the original hipster.This image has sparked the imagination of science nerds and Einstein fans for decades, and is often used in a "scientists have fun too" kinda way, but what's the real story behind this photo?Turns out this is a snapshot of Albert at the beach wouldn't have happened without this guy:His name is David Rothman, and he owned…

1. Night Pearls are a rare form of fluorite that is naturally luminescent, almost as tough as diamonds, and feature prominently in Chinese legends.