4. Human Hand vs. Five-Pound Lobster Claw
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Found in: The Eastern Ocean Bottom. Cost: $8–$9 per pound. Despite the fact that we're accustomed to eating lobster in restaurant servings, many of us may be unaware of how large these marine animals can get. This is a lobster claw from a really large crustacean.
Human Hand vs. Five-Pound Lobster Claw
The claw on its own is five pounds heavy. A lobster's maximum length is estimated to be three feet, and its maximum age is believed to be one hundred years. Regarding their cost, we are all aware of how pricey lobster is—a pound may cost anywhere between $8 and $9.
6.St. Peter's Basilica
Found in: Vatican East, Vatican City. Building costs: $33 billion, inflation adjusted.
Built in 1506, St. Peter's Basilica is free to enter yet costs billions to build. The building took about a century, with completion occurring in 1626. Donato Bramante, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Michelangelo, and other well-known painters contributed to the construction of this amazing structure in Vatican City.
St. Peter's Cathedral © Shutterstock/JWCohen
Saint Peter, John Paul II, and other notable figures were interred in the Renaissance-styled St. Peter's Basilica. The Basilica, which is 448 feet high, is a true monument to the amazing things that humans are capable of creating.
7. A Massive Ice Sheet Seemingly Floating Away
Locate: Chicago, Illinois Estimated Cost: N/A
This photo, which was featured in the local news, was really taken in Chicago, Illinois, not in Siberia or Norway. A gigantic, miles-long sheet of ice forms when Lake Michigan freezes over, and Chicago is no stranger to a bitter winter.
Incredible Ice Sheet Idling Away
A sheet of ice that was miles wide broke off in 2021 and floated through Lake Michigan offshore. Its presence in the lake's open waters is undoubtedly cause for concern, particularly for smaller boats that aren't equipped to handle that kind of underwater debris.
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