Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela has the highest concentration of lightning strikes in the world, with an average of 233 flashes per square kilometer each year.
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Ironworker during construction of the Columbia Tower, Seattle, 1984.

Prior to 1920, it was possible to send children through the US Postal service. However, there were certain conditions that needed to be met. Firstly, the children had to weigh less than 50 pounds, and stamps were attached to their clothing as a form of payment. Surprisingly, it was often more cost-effective for individuals to send their children via mail rather than opting for train transportation. Interestingly, during the journey, the children would travel on a train, specifically in the mail car, where they were supervised and provided with nourishment by mail clerks. One remarkable example of this unconventional practice involved a distance of over 700 miles, from Florida to Virginia, covered with a mere 15 cents worth of stamps.

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This photographer was lucky enough to capture a remarkably symmetrical reflection of this beautiful Bald Eagle at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy.
Credit: Steve Biro

Between 1957 and 1976, there was a regular bus service between London and Calcutta, India.The 32,000km, 50 day, 2-way bus route is the longest in the world.

The bus had sleeping bunks and even a kitchen! For just £145, you get to travel with food & accomodation. The bus would stop at attractions and for shopping in Vienna, Istanbul & Iran.

The bus ride took passengers from England to Belgium, West Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India.

A baby cage was a bed in a wire cage suspended from city apartment windows. The "health cage", as it was initially called, was invented by Mrs. Robert C Lafferty to provide babies with fresh air and sunshine while living in crowded cities.

The usage of baby cages gained great popularity in London during the 1930s. The installation had been created for children who live in cities without gardens. These baby cages were given by neighbourhood communities, like the Chelsea Baby Club, to every member who didn't have a garden. At the beginning of WW2, the Battle of Britain led by the Luftwaffe ended the usage of baby cages in all London. But they appeared again from 1953.

Ultimately, the sale of baby cages progressively declined through the mid-1900s, possibly due to safety concerns and the rise of urban automobile traffic.

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Speciální schránka v kamenném zábradlí na Karlově mostě s vybavením pro záchranu topících se - Fotografii zveřejnil Andrew Aborygen Skladowski. Foto: Časopis Světozor rok 1911

Dva bratři se po letech vyfotili ve svém dětském autíčku v Pripjati

D1 včera po přeháňce.

Veryovkina Cave is a cave in Abkhazia, internationally recognized as part of Georgia. At 2,223 meters deep, it is the deepest-known cave on Earth.

All roads lead to Rome

Fotil kamos cestou do Sedlcan.

JEZINKA:
This is not a montage! This is a truly unique photo taken by Japanese photographer Keinichi Ohno titled "Gap". The bird stands at the edge of a body of water with a wall in the background, whose reflection on the water (perfectly aligned with the wall) creates a striking montage illusion.

Inside of a commercial airplane in 1930.