7'3'' Jakob Nacken (221 cm), the tallest Nazi soldier ever, chatting with 5'3'' (160 cm) Canadian corporal Bob Roberts after surrendering to him near Calais, France, 1944
Mike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947), also known as Miracle Mike, was a Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off.
This is the tunnel El Chapo used to escape from prison for the second time. It was 1.5km long and dug with spades and pickaxes to minimize noise, it was equipped with lights and ventilation, and even a motorcycle on rails to transport materials up and down the tunnel!
A long time ago families would lose a loved one without having any photos or paintings of what they looked like, so they would bring the dead loved one to get painted or photographed. This one was a painting of a child propped up and they painted the eyes open.
Ella Harper was born with a rare orthopedic condition that caused her knees to bend backwards. Because she preferred to walk on all fours, she was known as “Camel Girl” and appeared in traveling circus shows.