🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Statue of Robert the Bruce overlooking the memorial to Scottish patriot & hero William Wallace near Stirling, Scotland. Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scotland from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.
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Giant honey bee making waves to repel predatory wasps
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The levitating, self-assembling Rubik's cube

It was created by the Japanese inventor Human Controller.
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Panel from the black obelisk of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, detailing the tribute brought by Israelite king Jehu: "I received tribute from Jehu, house of Omri: silver, gold, a gold bowl, a gold tureen, gold vessels, gold pails, tin, the staff of the king's hand, and spears." (827 BC)
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Obsidian ball versus press

Obsidian is a massive dark volcanic glass. Obsidian is formed by the rapid cooling of acidic lava at the surface (lava) or by the rapid cooling of magma in near-surface conditions (dikes, rods or other cutting magma bodies).
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This stunning photo depicts lightning discharges in an erupting volcano

The footage was taken on April 22, 2015 during the Calbuco eruption in southern Chile. The discharges are caused by the buildup of static electricity as small particles collide in the volcanic smoke.
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A Yogi (Hindu monk) Spotted by Indian army meditating in snow at -40° c chanting "Jai Shree Ram".
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Number of servicemen by country
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Market stalls outside an Egyptian ruin, 1913. Original autochrome colour photo
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а man rides a bus in Durban, meant for white passengers only, in resistance to South Africa’s apartheid policies 1986
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Male Brown Bear attacks female and her cub at whale carcass, only for a third bear to intervene.
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The acropolis at Athens, 1900. Colourized
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The U-Boat is a tourist submarine from Cruise Sub

It can accommodate up to 9 people (including the captain) and dives to a depth of 1,140 meters.
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