10+ Discoveries From Internet Users That May Change the Way You Look at Ordinary Things
Curiosities
08/07/2019

Take a stapler from your desk or a bottle of regular water and look at them. We’re pretty sure you won’t see anything special about these everyday things. But as it turns out, even ordinary objects can hold a bit of mystery. And thanks to creative internet users, we can easily see what’s hiding inside of them.
We at Bright Side can’t live without discovering new and amazing things every day, so now we invite you to have a look at 13 incredible facts that “netizens” have shared on their social media pages. Let’s wonder together!
13. This is what an emu egg looks like.
12. A 1-liter plastic bottle before and after expansion
11. This is a baby platypus in case if you haven’t seen one before.
10. Sponge Bob has about 40 holes in his body.
9. Most staplers have a little section underneath to store additional staples.
8. A Japanese ¥1 coin is so light it won’t even break the surface tension on water.
7. “I found a clear pomegranate seed.”
6. Glass gem corns have all the colors of the rainbow.
5. Before being cut into bars, soap looks like this:
4. This is what an igloo looks like when you build a fire inside it.
3. This peeled aloe vera leaf looks oddly satisfying.
2. Turns out, some turtles have blue eyes.
1. This is what a toucan’s skull looks like.
Have you ever managed to discover anything special? If so, feel free to share your findings with us in the comments!
Please note: This article was updated in May 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.
Preview photo credit str4ight_s***ter / reddit
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Beautiful baby platypus, I love it so much! Magical little being.
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