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Humans have a tendency of taking this glorious globe of ours for granted. We see trees and
mountains, but we don't really appreciate them because they're not 'mind-blowing.' But these
VERY REAL, VERY STRANGE oddities found in Mother Nature are guaranteed to change your
perception of this crazy world we're living in. Which one shocked YOU the most?
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#4 Underwater Rivers - These Mexican aquatic anomalies occur when dense matter sinks to the
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fall/early winter months, this massive onslaught of pinching-sea creatures collectively makes its
way to the ocean to mate.
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into gas atoms and result in a multicolored horizon.
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aid of man nor machine. It was recently discovered that, in the winter months, these big rocks
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breathtakingly vibrant blue lava.
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sandstone? The Danxia Landforms in China, that's what!
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#15 Socotra Island - This island in Yemen is home to some of the most rare plant life on Earth.
Almost a third of the unique vegetation on this quiet island can ONLY be found here! Truly
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#17 Calcifying Lake - If a small body of water, say a pond or a lake, had enough salt elements
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an hour, for 160 days a year! That's what the people of this Venezuelan town have to put up with
on a daily basis.
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conditions if they even want a shot at existing. But if all things go according to plan, you could
wind up with a Snow Donut that's almost 30" high!
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#27 Frost Flowers - These frigid floral arrangements happen when the temperature of the water &
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#28 Monarch Butterfly Migration - In their collective flee towards warming climates, millions of
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#29 Frozen Methane Bubbles - These frozen gaseous bubbles are formed when bacteria from
deceased matter finds its way to the bottom. Careful around these suckers, they're flammable!
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#30 Hair Ice - It looks and feels JUST like strands of hair, yet its ice that's been affected by
pseudomonas syringae, a specific bacteria that results in locks of frozen goodness!
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youve been
4 days ago
Calcifying Lake is pretty misleading. Nothing is petrified. The pictures that were taken were posed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcaSJ9A20EU for more details.
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Jack knowitall
2 days ago
it's amazing how many mistakes there are in this one article. I reckon there is a mistake in nearly every caption
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Sherie Rodrigues
3 days ago
3 days ago
Holy nature. Still no way that it can be matched or reproduced by man and technology.
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Dodzstock Glodove
4 days ago
3 days ago
This is the best photos my eyes has seen in a long time , great thanks for this treasure .
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youve been
4 days ago
Danxia Landforms, picture is over-saturated. Everlasting thunderstorms picture, obviously something akin to high
exposure shots.
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Shirlie Curial
2 days ago
3 days ago
Well, Mother Nature has some surprises et to be revealed! But how could she creat these? She is the most powerful
force on earth, she evan sometimes wants to kill you >:)
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camilla koutsos
2 days ago
14 hours ago
#9 Aurora
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky, caused by the collision of SOLAR WIND and magnetospheric charged
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky, caused by the collision of SOLAR WIND and magnetospheric charged
particles with the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere).
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brandon sallenbach
1 day ago
#20, the light pillars, also happen in calgary alberta during the winter. only been here a couple years but ive seen
them during those winters. very cool to see while driving at night.
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Kathy Beaucourt
2 days ago
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Do your own research and check out the phenomenon that you see in
these pictures. It is fascinating.
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Kathy Doyle
2 days ago
3 days ago
It is a wonderful world
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Stacey Sloan
1 hour ago
WHO says there are only SEVEN Wonders of the World?!?!?* simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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April D.
1 day ago
I believe #5, 9, 14, 20, and 28 are exceptionally beautiful. I just love #28 because of the monarch butterflies.
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maxx menthol
3 days ago
3 days ago
Too Miraculous!
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andrea reezigt
3 days ago
Beautifull
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rezza syahputra
3 days ago
3 days ago
wonderful
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Dianne Fox
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marylinda edwards
4 days ago
This would surely spook me! I am enthralled by nature, but anything happening in the sky of this magnitude, I totally
respect!
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youve been
4 days ago
Calcifying Lake is pretty misleading. Nothing is petrified. The pictures that were taken were posed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcaSJ9A20EU for more details.
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Jack knowitall
2 days ago
it's amazing how many mistakes there are in this one article. I reckon there is a mistake in nearly every caption
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Sherie Rodrigues
3 days ago
Blanca Munguia
3 days ago
Holy nature. Still no way that it can be matched or reproduced by man and technology.
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Dodzstock Glodove
4 days ago
3 days ago
This is the best photos my eyes has seen in a long time , great thanks for this treasure .
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youve been
4 days ago
Danxia Landforms, picture is over-saturated. Everlasting thunderstorms picture, obviously something akin to high
exposure shots.
Reply Like Dislike
Shirlie Curial
2 days ago
3 days ago
Well, Mother Nature has some surprises et to be revealed! But how could she creat these? She is the most powerful
force on earth, she evan sometimes wants to kill you >:)
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camilla koutsos
2 days ago
14 hours ago
#9 Aurora
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky, caused by the collision of SOLAR WIND and magnetospheric charged
particles with the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere).
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brandon sallenbach
1 day ago
#20, the light pillars, also happen in calgary alberta during the winter. only been here a couple years but ive seen
them during those winters. very cool to see while driving at night.
Reply Like Dislike
Kathy Beaucourt
2 days ago
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Do your own research and check out the phenomenon that you see in
these pictures. It is fascinating.
Reply Like Dislike
Kathy Doyle
2 days ago
3 days ago
It is a wonderful world
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Stacey Sloan
1 hour ago
WHO says there are only SEVEN Wonders of the World?!?!?* simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Reply Like Dislike
April D.
1 day ago
I believe #5, 9, 14, 20, and 28 are exceptionally beautiful. I just love #28 because of the monarch butterflies.
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maxx menthol
3 days ago
3 days ago
Too Miraculous!
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andrea reezigt
3 days ago
Beautifull
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rezza syahputra
3 days ago
3 days ago
wonderful
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Dianne Fox
3 days ago
3 days ago
marylinda edwards
4 days ago
This would surely spook me! I am enthralled by nature, but anything happening in the sky of this magnitude, I totally
respect!
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