A selection of photos from the past that will leave you speechless (21 photos)

Today, we present a selection of unique and unexpected shots from around the world—images that will amaze, make you smile, or even be mildly shocked.





"Cyclomer" is a bicycle capable of traveling on land and water carrying a load of up to 120 kg. Paris, 1932.



A beach worker officially measures bathing suits to ensure they are not too short. USA, 1920s.





East German border guards observe the dispersal of demonstrators with tear gas on the other side of the Berlin Wall. GDR-FRG, 1988.



Ten Lysenko brothers (Ukraine) fought on the front lines during the Great Patriotic War and all survived. This photo was taken by journalist Yuri Rost in 1982.



Men in Berlin playing cards with a horse, 1932.



A crab attacks a boy buried in the sand, 1959.



Strongman "Samson," aka Alexander Zass, performs one of his favorite strength feats: carrying a horse on his shoulders, 1913.



. Numerous oil rigs on Venice Beach, California, USA. Early 20th century.



A rotary excavator made in the GDR. At one of the mines of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, 1973.



Photographer: Boris Kavashkin

A saltwater crocodile caught in the Johnstone River, Innisfail, Australia, circa 1903.



A couple kisses on a flagpole before their wedding. Coshocton, Ohio, June 1946.



Street acrobats in New York, 1931.



Muscle Beach. Los Angeles, USA, 1949.



The photographer's son on board a ship. Greenland, 1927.



Photographer: Guðbjartur Ásgeirsson

The pet lion "King" of the family of architect Lev Berberov. Azerbaijan SSR, Baku, 1971.



Photographer: Valery Shustov

Fire safety observer. USA, 1924.



Harry H. Gardiner (1871–1956), better known as the "Human Fly." An American famous for his rock climbing. He began rock climbing in 1905 and successfully scaled over 700 buildings in Europe and North America, usually in ordinary street clothes and without special equipment.



Seven women in bathing suits. A beauty contest was held at Coney Island, where only one body was counted. The contestants' faces were hidden by masks. USA, Coney Island, 1935.



Student initiation. Washington, D.C., 1959.



Girls in a pool with oranges, 1950.