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Thread of photos you won’t believe are real 🧵

1. The ancient temple of Apollo in Naxos looks like a star gate in this photo by Athan Andreas Image
2. Wheat field in Puglia, Italy.

A 1978 photo by Franco Fontana. Image
3. Mars is so bright it reflects on the ocean as it rises.

Captured by astrophotographer Abdul Dremali in Rhode Island in 2018, this phenomenon won’t occur again until 2035. Image
4. From the ocean to the mountains in California

Photographer Brent Broza used a telephoto lens to capture the Hollywood sign with the Verdugo Mountains behind it, and the snowcapped San Gabriel Mountains in the distance. Image
5. Cranberry harvest by Kristina Makeeva Image
6. When autumn is only at 50% downloaded for your forest Image
7. The hills of Tuscany look like someone laid a blanket over them in this shot by İlhan Eroğlu Image
8. Have you ever seen a sunset and a solar eclipse at the same time?

Now you have.

Dan McGlaun took this incredible shot at Big Spring State Park, Texas, on May 20, 2012. Image
9. This photo of a cemetery looks like two images stitched together Image
10. Stairway to Heaven

"Diminish and Ascend" is a sculpture by David McCracken in Bondi, Australia. Photo by Paul David. Image
11. A massive Iceberg drifts through Iceberg Alley, in Newfoundland, Canada. Image
12. Stephen Dunn took this incredible photograph of a humid spider web caught by the cameras flash Image
13. Rainbow Mountains, Peru

Also known as Vinicunca, the mountain's vibrant colors are the result of its unique mineralogical composition, which can be observed along its slopes and summits. Image
14. Nathen Erickson captured this striking image of a green sky above Sioux Falls, South Dakota Image
15. The "flying boats" in Castro Marina, Italy Image
16. This is a real picture taken by photographer Keinichi Ohno.

In the top right corner a wall casts its reflection into the water below, creating a seamless division within the photograph. Image
17. The black images are just shadows.
Zoom in and you will see zebras.

National Geographic Picture of The Year (2018) by wildlife photographer Beverly Joubert. Image
18. This is a single picture Image
19. This otherworldly photo was taken by Frans Lanting in Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia.

The morning sun's orange glow casts a tint over a majestic dune, setting the stage for the silhouettes of camel thorn trees. Image
20. The Moon attempting a Saturn impersonation Image

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