7 Demonstration about how a metal aircraft sheds lightning in 1950

6 Victoria Falls as seen in the twilight on the Zambezi river in Zambia, 1996

5 Ndebele chief Mtonzima Gwebu wearing traditional dress in his modern home in Zimbabwe, 1975

4 Huge Gas balloon from Anchorage in Alaska flying over Cook Inlet, 1986

3 Above Earth, NASA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floating few meters away from Space Shuttle Challenger during the historic first time use of a nitrogen-propelled manned maneuvering unit in 1984.

2 Four King Cobras entwined, 1970

1 Coconut Palms perfectly mirrored in the Mayagüez lagoons in Puerto Rico, 1924.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but each one of these wonderful photos render us speechless with our mouths left agape with awe. Kudos to this 125 year old magazine for capturing such beautiful moments in life in film.
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