26 rare sights photographed thanks to smartphones
Sometimes we forget that smartphones are a recent invention and back in the day people couldn't whip out their cell phone and immortalize the unusual events in their lives. With a bit of luck, they may have had a camera in their pocket, but cameras weren't items people routinely carried around.
Thanks to modern technology, nowadays we can pretty much snap and share as much as we want, so we've put together a selection of photos taken by people who stumbled upon something completely out of the norm.
1. A mutant egg!
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2. The first Disneyland ticket ever sold!
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3. Is there anything cuter than a baby camel?
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4. A manta ray egg... Batman would be jealous
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5. A shell with a 'mountain range' pattern
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6. Would you dare stand underneath this?
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7. A Megalodon's tooth
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8. Just a 5,655 carat emerald!
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9. Imagine seeing this on your neighbor's roof...
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10. When melting snow flash-freezes!
11. A two-in-one flower
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12. Close-ups of a new vs old needle
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13. Follow in a dinosaur's steps...
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14. This turtle is 100 years old!
15. Perfectly lined up glasses
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16. When the ancient Gods collide
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17. A leafy Fall in Amsterdam
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18. When Monsters Inc. move next door
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19. Hummingbird nests are tiny!
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20. "Car garden"
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21. Inside a nuclear reactor
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22. Maybe they're scared of something?
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23. When asphalt melts...
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24. An albino bearded dragon
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25. A stunning steel rose just after it was forged
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26. When horses stand so still that the frost doesn't melt
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By Straker Julia
Writer
Passionate about writing, I write articles on the subjects that I love. Creativity and Animals themes are my favorites!