Change is a completely natural—and unavoidable—part of life. In fact, it might be the only consistent thing we know. And yet, the world around us seems to change so imperceptibly at times that we might not notice what’s happening. That’s why photos are so powerful.
They can show how the passage of time has affected people, places, and objects. Others, meanwhile, directly compare similar things. Bored Panda has collected some of the most powerful comparison images from around the net to help provide you with a fresh new perspective on life. Odds are that you won’t see the world around us the same way after this. Check out the best photos below and upvote the ones that had the biggest impact.
#1 Had My Facial Reconstruction Surgery 2 Months Ago. Was Called Megamind, Ken Griffey Jr, Jimmy Nuetron, Etc. 8 Weeks Later And Feeling A Lot More Confident In How I Look
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#2 My Parents Have Been Married For 25 Years Today. Then And Now
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#3 Manitoba, Canada
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Seasons change, but the essential things necessary to live a good life stay the same. Having an active social life and spending time with the people you love. Finding purpose in your job or hobbies. Spending time in nature and traveling to new and exciting places. Taking care of your body and mind with the help of exercise, good food, and meditation. Slowing down to enjoy the world around you. Being grateful for what you have. Reading books. Sleeping in. Making art. Writing bad stories. Laughing—loudly and often! And just plain having fun.
These are but a few ways to fill your days with joy and meaning. No matter what age you are, having the courage to connect with others and taking care of your body is what will help you make the most of new opportunities that come your way.
#4 2,200-Year-Old Hellenistic Theatre In Laodicea, Southwestern Turkey, After Recent Excavation
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#5 A Doctor Chronicled The Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease In One Of His Patients By Collecting Her Signatures From Medical Forms Over Several Years
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#6 Bald Eagle Nests Are Generally 5 Feet Wide And 3 Feet Deep. The Largest Recorded Bald Eagle Nest Is 9.5 Feet In Diameter, 20 Feet Deep And Weighed Almost 6,000 Pounds
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As we grow older and our bodies change, it becomes more and more important to watch what we eat and how much we move and sleep. We can’t binge on fast food like we used to, nor can we party until the break of dawn every single weekend. Taking care of our bodies becomes more and more important as time goes by.
So it makes sense to build good habits while we’re still young (though it’s never too late to start!). Regular exercise and nutritious food are key. In short, no matter who you are or what you do, prioritize your health.
#7 My Dog And I Have The Same Size Foot
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#8 My Dog Next To My Mom's Puppy, 8 Months Difference Between The Pictures
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#9 Works Like A Charm
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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns that loneliness is as dangerous to one’s health as smoking a whopping 15 cigarettes a day. Social isolation is a problem that is affecting as many as half of all Americans.
"I had neglected my family and my friends during that time, thinking that it was too hard to focus on work, and focus on family and friends. I was really suffering from the consequences of that, which were a profound sense of loneliness that followed me for weeks, which stretched into months,” Murthy told the BBC.
#10 Today I Got To Fly In My Grandfather's Restored WW2 Hurricane
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#11 My Dad Is Two Different People
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#12 A Friend’s Aunt Gifted Me Her Deceased Father's Car. “If You Think You Can Get It Running, You Can Have It”. Before And After
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Loneliness is a devastating force. It increases the risk of premature death by almost 30% via conditions like diabetes, heart attacks, insomnia, and dementia. The BBC also reports that people who lack social connections also perform worse at work and academically. The consequences of social isolation are very far-reaching indeed.
#13 My Appearance While Unknowingly Living With HIV For 5 Years vs. 2 Years With Treatment
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#14 A Comparison Between My Drawing Of 2013 And 2017 - Victoria Justice Is The Subject
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#15 My Dad And I, 1990 And 2012. He Had High Hopes For Me
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According to Murthy, “pro-connection public policies” can help tackle the issue on a societal level. Meanwhile, everyone has the power to help fight against social isolation on an individual level, too. For instance, you can spend 15 minutes with your loved ones each day, without the distractions of modern life—like constantly checking your phone.
#16 The Size Of This Leaf That I Found In The Park. Me For Size Comparison
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#17 Got A Small Iced Coffee From Tim Hortons In Canada, Then Crossed Into The US And Placed The Same Order
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#18 Worn Down Escalator Landing: Left Foot vs. Right Foot
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Being grateful for what you have now can help you stay focused on the present and take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. You could, for instance, make a gratitude list where you note everything in your life that you’re thankful for: a roof above your head, good relations with your family, a loving partner, loyal friends, a happy pet, a stable job, etc. It doesn’t matter how small you think something is, it’s still worth mentioning it.
Being grateful helps us get through tough times because we recognize how fortunate we’ve been, despite the challenges we’ve had to face.
#19 Just Saw Black Beauty - One Of The Most Complete T-Rex Skeletons Ever Found. Excited 5'5" Primate For Scale
In classic 'death pose', her bones are black from a specific mineral exposure during fossilization.
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#20 Shaking Hands With A Harpy Eagle
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#21 The Size Difference Between A Wolf Track And My Dog's Paw
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Just like gratitude, reminiscing about the good times we’ve had in the past can help inspire us to remain resilient despite any troubles coming our way. Kemi Omijeh, a child and adolescent therapist based in London and a member of the BACP, previously told Bored Panda that nostalgia can be a good coping strategy “for times of low mood and challenges.”
#22 The Color Difference Between The Fall's Honey Harvest And The Summer's
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#23 He Really Does Have Tiny Hands (I'm A 5 Ft. Tall Woman For Reference)
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#24 Shark Brain vs. Dolphin Brain
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However, if nostalgia starts interfering with our everyday lives, as well as our ability to be present here and now, it might become another problem.
"If we end up comparing it to our experiences today and feeling like nothing is as good as it was, then this will inevitably affect our mood and our ability to do what we need to do. We can become stuck in our nostalgia; in which case it might be best to seek help from a counseling professional to help you process your past in order to enjoy your present,” Omijeh told us during an earlier interview.
#25 The Inflation Has Now Reached My Butt
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#26 My Mom Next To This Moderately-Sized Cactus. Mom For Scale
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#27 The Size Of My Hand Versus My Friend's Hand
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Which of these comparison pics impressed you the most, dear Pandas? Which ones really got you to see things from a perspective you’ve never considered before? Let us know in the comments.
Meanwhile, for some more intriguing comparison images, check out Bored Panda’s earlier articles here, here, and here.
#28 One Of My Hens Laid A Really Tiny Egg Recently. Normal Size Egg And A Quarter For Comparison
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#29 A Friend Found Some Hummingbird Eggs. Fingers For Scale
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#30 These Blackberries
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#31 Maine Coon vs. Siamese Size Comparison
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#32 64gb USB Drive vs. 70gb Worth Of CDs
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#33 The Smallest And Largest Keys We Sell At My Shop, As Compared To A Typical Door Key
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#34 African Pixie Frogs Get Massive. Human Legs For Scale
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#35 Can You Tell Who's Related?
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#36 The Difference Between A Smoking Side vs. Non-Smoking Side In My Century-Old Quadplex
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#37 The Difference Between A Restaurant And A Kitchen
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#38 The Texture Difference Between The Pages Of My Journal I've Wrote On And Those I Haven't
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#39 Both Sides Of A Neon Sign In NYC
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#40 My Mom Asked If I Wanted To See Her Melon. Mom For Scale
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#41 Eye Test For "I Want To Speak With The Manager" Types
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#42 Found My 6'3" Husband's Newborn Footprint, Compared It To Our Early-Term Son's Newborn Footprint
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#43 The Thickness Level Of A Strand Of One Of My Red Hairs, Compared To One Of My Blonde Hairs
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#44 This Small Plantain, Locust For Scale
My God, locusts are huge. No wonder swarms of them are considered plagues. No banana on hand for scale, had to use the most banana adjacent thing I had.
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#45 Saltwater Crocs Are Kinda Big. Human For Scale
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#46 The Hanja-No-Ontachi Sword, In The Hananoka Hachimangu Shrine In Japan. Stands At An Amazing 15.25 Feet. Human For Scale
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#47 My Mom vs. A 10-Month-Old Great Dane
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#48 The Size Difference Between These Two Allen Keys
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#49 They Were Talking About My Local Animal Shelter On National TV, And They Focused On Alys, The Cat We Adopted 7 Months Ago. We Got To See Where She Came From. We Were In Awe
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#50 Found A Dog Toy That Is A Less-Spooky-Version Of My Husband’s Tattoo
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#51 How My Girlfriend Makes My Sandwich vs. How She Makes Hers
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#52 Borat vs. My Dad. Very Nice
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#53 This Big Toblerone Compared To A Small One I Bought
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#54 The Wear On The Croc Worn By My Meat Foot Versus The Wear On The Croc Worn By My Prosthetic Foot
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#55 McDonald's In The 1980s Compared To Today
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#56 Small High School vs. Big High School In The State Championship Game Last Saturday (Illinois)
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#57 Neighbor's Lawn vs. My Mom's Lawn
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#58 This Is My First Paint Layer Side By Side With My Finished Painting
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#59 8 Years Of Dental Work Correcting Missing Teeth Shown In The Comparison Of Start To Finish
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#60 10 Days Of Wildfire Damage In Greece
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#61 Picture Of My Hotel Room On Booking Website vs. Picture I Made When We Walked Into The Room. I Hope My Roommate Doesn't Need To Use The Toilet Tonight
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#62 On Christmas Of 2019 I Got Two Pillows And Used 1 Of Them Every Night For A Year
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#63 My Brother's Father-In-Law (6'6") Working In Angola With His Crew
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#64 My New Work Pants vs. 6 Months Of Use
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#65 A Week Before Wisdom Teeth Extraction vs. A Week After
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#66 1-Year-Old (Left) vs. New (Right) Home Reverse Osmosis Filter
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#67 My Morning Pill Dosage. Leukemia Post Stem Cell Transplant (Apple Airpod Pro For Scale)
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#68 Michelangelo’s David Being Restored. Human Hand For Scale
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#69 How Big This Toilet Seat Is (Safety Glasses For Scale)
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#70 My Left Thumb Compared To My Fiancée’s Thumbs
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#71 This Massive Wrench I Use At Work. Size 11 Boot For Comparison
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#72 Got This Big Roll Of Toilet Paper As A Gag Gift For Christmas. Usual Size Toilet Paper Roll For Scale
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#73 First Class Airline Utensils - Today vs. The 1960s
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#74 Bugatti Now And Then
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#75 The Difference Of DVD Covers Between Comedy Movies Against Sci-Fi And Horror
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#76 This Absolute Unit Of A Stone Cutting Blade In My Work. People For Scale
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#77 My Son And I Have The Same 2-Freckle Spot On Our Hands
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#78 1950s Grain 2x4 (Bottom) vs. Current
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#79 .22 Round vs. .50 Cal Round
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#80 Absolute Unit Of A Coke Bottle
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#81 $8 Worth Of Gochugaru At A Regular Grocery Store vs. $4.39 Worth At A Korean One
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#82 McDonald's Grand Big Mac And Regular Big Mac Side By Side
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#83 A Size Comparison Between A (Left To Right) 90s Tape Camera, 2000s Disc Camera, And 2010s And Modern Chip Cameras
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#84 A Giant Orange. These Are The Hands Of An Adult
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#85 Utz Pub Mix And Their Ratio
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#86 These Two Cars Have Opposite Paint Jobs
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#87 8 New, Fluffy Gym Towels vs. 8 Much Older, “Deflated” Towels
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#88 A Live Sand Dollar vs. A Dead Sand Dollar
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#89 This Naturally Occuring Ficus Tree Root Bridge, Me For Scale
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#90 A Card My Sister Just Found In A Store vs. A Picture I Posted On Reddit Six Months Ago
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#91 This Italian Hoagie I Got Today
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#92 My Hand In The Summer Versus Winter - Raynaud's Phenomenon, Do Not Recommend
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#93 The Butter, Extra Butter, Double Butter, And Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Have The Same Sodium And Fat Content
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#94 Brand New Loofah vs. The Same One Bought 5 Years Ago
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#95 The Number Of Political Ads Versus Bills And Personal Mail In The First 3 Days Of The Month
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#96 Smarties Size Comparison With Mini And Large
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#97 Giant Zippo Lighter vs. Regular One
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#98 Giant Earth Worm, Shoe Size 9.5 For Comparison
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#99 Pulled Up My Carrots To Find I’ve Grown A Monster. Store-Bought Carrot For Comparison
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#100 This Fake $1 Bill Made For Use In Movies That Ended Up In My Wallet. Real Bill For Comparison
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#101 Dark And Light
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#102 My Biggest And Smallest Playing Cards Compared To Normal In The Middle
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#103 The First Crop Top I've Ever Made (2020) vs. Now (2022)
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#104 Making Tea For My Wife And I In The Dark. Grabbed Tea Bags That I Thought Were The Same. Will Report Which One Of Us Pooped The Bed And Who Slept Through It
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#105 My Cousin Just Caught The Biggest Lobster I've Ever Seen. She For Size Comparison
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#106 Here's My Echium Pink Fountain. It's About 2.5m Tall And Still Growing. Me For Size Comparison
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#107 Difference Between A Waxed And Unwaxed Floor, Taken At My Janitor Summer Job
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#108 My Child’s Tablet Compared To My Childhood “Computer”
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#109 An Apple From My Local Orchard vs. From The Grocery Store
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#110 Spalding Neverflat Basketballs After Five Years Of Use Strictly Indoor vs. Outdoor
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#111 Dad Retired Recently And We Found These While Cleaning Up His Office (Phone For Size Comparison)
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#112 2022 Mid-Sized Pickup vs. Early 90's Mid-Sized Pickup
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#113 Massive Harvester Ant Mound On My Land, Banana For Scale
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#114 After Almost 8 Years Of Service, I Replaced My Office Chair With An Exact Replica I Happened To Have Bought From The Exact Same Store
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#115 An Exhibit Showing The Earth's Water Resources In Comparison To Its Size
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#116 Picture Of My Friend Taken On iPhone vs. Film
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#117 Huge Lemon From My Mother's Lemon Tree - Posed Next To My 100 Lbs Dog For Comparison
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#118 I Found This Old Head And Shoulders In The Cabin I'm Staying In. It Says 1992 On The Back. Compared To The 2014 Model I Brought With Me
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#119 The Size Of A Snickers Bar From The 1980s vs. One Bought Now
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#120 Size Difference Between The European And Asian Pringles Cans
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#121 My Aunt’s Hand Compared To The Claw Of A 25 Pound Lobster Caught Off Cape Cop In The Early 1960s
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#122 Cereal - US Box vs. Canada Box
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#123 I Received Two Identical Cases For Christmas Last Year. This Is What 10½ Months Of Daily Use Looks Like
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#124 I Saved All My Junk Mail For A Year. iPhone For Scale
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#125 Today I Realized That My Husband Has An Extra Section Of Pinky (Mine For Comparison)
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#126 Male Alligator Snapping Turtle With Me For Scale
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#127 The Size Difference Between Kirkland (Costco) Versus Angel Soft Toilet Paper
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#128 This Sign Compares Regular Snacks To Insect Snacks
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#129 In France, You Can Buy Giant Babybel Cheese. Normal One On The Bottom For Size Comparison
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#130 Wild-Grown vs. Domesticated Raspberry
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#131 Chinese Painted Quail Chicks (Aka Button Quail). Hands For Scale
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#132 This Tide Pod Is Large Compared To The Rest In The Package
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#133 One Of The Biggest Trees In Our County. A Sycamore, And My Friend Bob For Scale
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