You don’t fully realize how peculiar our world is until you start using the internet. It’s not just the memes that you might find on social media that are strange—real life is pretty bizarre, too! And some of that weirdness gets immortalized in the places that you might least expect: on Google Earth and Google Maps.
That’s where the ‘Weird Google Earth’ project comes in. It curates some of the funniest, oddest, and most mysterious snaps that people stumble upon using the two tools, and it makes Planet Earth seem like Alice’s Wonderland. Scroll down to see the world from a bunch of new perspectives. Don’t forget to upvote your fave pics and follow the WGE socials if you enjoy their content!
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#1 "Confessions To The Chicken Farmer". Location: Newbury, New Hampshire, USA
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#2 "Dab With Style". Location: Victoria, Australia
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#3 "Hanging On". Location: Michalow, Poland
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The ‘Weird Google Earth’ project has been up and running for over a decade now, which shows how dedicated the curators are and how much they enjoy what they do.
The project’s Twitter page, for instance, was launched all the way back in April 2013. Since then, WGE has carved out a small but significant niche for itself online: it has a dedicated community of followers who enjoy the freshest finds.
#4 "Hidey Spidey". Location: Manchester, England
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#5 "Battle Of The Century". Location: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
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#6 "Windowless Home". Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Over 2.2k people follow the project’s Twitter page and another 1.4k follow it on Facebook. All the numerous entries also end up being shared on Instagram, as well as the WGE website, so that everyone has access to the full archive of mysterious, and out-of-place pics, no matter which of the social sites they visit.
#7 "Busted". Location: Piaquara, Brazil
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#8 "Money Maker". Location: Padova, Italy
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#9 "Man Hanging Out". Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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According to the curators of ‘Weird Google Earth,’ their goal is to “dig up” the weirdest and most hilarious Google Earth and Google Maps finds in order to share these discoveries with the wider public.
However, it’s not just the curators working hard. You can “report a curiosity” on the project’s website as well. And if you’re lucky, what you’ve stumbled upon will get featured. Though if you’re a bit shy (or simply enjoy your privacy), you have the option of having your find published without your real name being shown.
#10 "Penguin Season". Location: Danco Island, Antarctica
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#11 "Devils Marbles". Location: Warumungu, Australia
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#12 "Into The Unknown". Location: Vera Cruz, Mexico
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Google Earth has been around far longer than many folks realize! It was launched on June 10, 2001, over 22 years ago. And here we were, thinking that it was still a fairly new computer program. Time sure does fly.
The idea behind Google Earth is simple: it uses satellite imagery, aerial photography, and GIS data to superimpose it on a three-dimensional globe. Internet users can use the program to look at landscapes and cities from various angles.
#13 "Serpent D’ocean". Location: Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins, France
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#14 "Childhood Nostalgia". Location: Tijuana, Mexico
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#15 "Sunken Car". Location: Creole, Louisiana, USA
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What this means, essentially, is that anyone who’s curious and has an adventurous spirit can explore practically the entire globe… so long as they have an internet connection, as well as plenty of patience to navigate from area to area, field to field, hill to hill, and street to street. And that patience is well-rewarded if the photos in this list are anything to go by.
#16 "A Dabbing Project". Location: Lyon, France
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#17 "Hide And Seek This Face". Location: Palma, Spain
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#18 "Smile Into The Camera". Location: Fenning-Siedlung, Austria
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In 2019, Google announced that the program covers over 97% of the entire planet, having captured a jaw-dropping 10 million miles of Street View imagery. However, you can’t see everything and anything using Google Earth. There are some national security and privacy concerns. For instance, you wouldn’t be able to navigate your way around the locations where you might find military and other sensitive facilities.
#19 "The Sky Sends Its Love". Location: Kamchatka Krai, Russia
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#20 "Panda Man". Location: Lviv, Ukraine
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#21 "Liminal Train Station". Location: Kyoto, Japan
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Google Earth does more than what it says on the tin, however. The project also allows you to travel across the Moon, look at an infrared map of Mars, and see what the Earth looks like when it’s nighttime. But probably our favorite tool is Google Sky, which lets you navigate around the cosmos. It’s a lot of fun to play around with all the different tools. It’s also something fun to do on your next coffee break.
#22 "House Of Forgotten Memories". Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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#23 "Magnificent Pier". Location: Brighton, England
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#24 "Abandoned City Of Pripyat". Location: Pripyat, Ukraine
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Meanwhile, Google Earth’s younger sibling, Google Maps, was launched on February 8, 2005, 18 years ago. Google Maps is a web mapping platform that is very similar to Google Earth, but is focused on Street View, viewing traffic conditions in real-time, and planning your routes whether you’re traveling by car, public transportation, bike, plane, or on foot.
#25 "Cool Street Art". Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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#26 "Baegaebong Hotel". Location: Samjiyon, North Korea
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#27 "Bonneville Salt Flats". Tooele County, Utah, USA
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Odds are that if you’re reading this, you’ve used the program at least once before. As of 2020, a whopping billion people use Google Maps every single month. The application offers a top-down view of areas, but you can also use its Street View to navigate around the locations you’d like to explore.
#28 "Skull Shore". Location: Biliran, Philippines
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#29 "Non Playable Character Parking?". Vancouver, Washington, USA
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#30 "Sus Street". Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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We’d love to hear your thoughts about the ‘Weird Google Earth’ project, dear Pandas. Which of the snapshots did you enjoy the most? Which ones did you find the funniest and/or spookiest? Have you ever found anything odd while using Google Earth or Google Maps? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments.
Meanwhile, for some more ‘Weird Google Earth,’ check out Bored Panda’s previous feature right here. And for some ‘Google Maps Oddities,’ take a peek at our piece right over here. Happy adventuring!
#31 "Penguins Crossing". Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
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#32 "Beelden Aan Zee". Location: The Hague, Netherlands
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#33 "Crash In California". Location: Oak Run, California, USA
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#34 "Is There Treasure Here?". Location: Whicham, UK
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#35 "Robin Hood". Location: Nottingham, England
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#36 "Italy-Ception". Location: Umbria, Italy
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#37 "Dog Ritual". Location: Henndorf Am Wallersee, Austria
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#38 "Harry’s House". Location: Holmes Chapel, England
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#39 "Creepy Hanging Man". Location: Cochabamba, Olivia
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#40 "Out Of Place". Location: Mungeranie, South Australia
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#41 "Unusual Pool". Location: Edmonton, Canada
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#42 "Creepy Bar". Location: Manchester, England
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#43 "Where Is Dino Going?". Location: Milan, Italy
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#44 "Trailing Along". Location: Chiapas, Mexico
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#45 "Nacho Libre Lite". Location: Big Water, Utah, USA
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#46 "Extreme Accident". New South Wales, Australia
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#47 "Giant Spider". Location: Tainan, Taiwan
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#48 "Spooky Season Is Here". Location: Hamnavoe, Scotland
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#49 "Hurry Up". Location: Bahia, Brazil
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#50 "Watch Where You Step". Location: Santa Catarina, Mexico
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#51 "Not Quite Christmas Yet". Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
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#52 "The Kingdom Of Permafrost". Location: Yakutsk, Russia
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#53 "Disney World Automotive Version". Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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#54 "Peruvian Desert Art". Location: Tacna, Peru
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#55 "Paultons Park Home Of Peppa Pig World". Location: Romsey, UK
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#56 "Traffic Cone Hat". Location: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
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#57 "What Are You Doing There?". Location: Solna, Sweden
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#58 "Looks Like He Drank Too Much". Location: Birmingham, England
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#59 "The Windows Are Eyes To The Soul". Location: Lazio, Italy
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#60 "Giant Bucket Of Fish". Location: Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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#61 "Sus Getups". Location: Manchester, England
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#62 "Tiny Wheels". Location: Perris, California, USA
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#63 "Spiderman No Pooping". Location: Surabaya, Indonesia
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#64 "Running Horses Not Allowed". Location: Cornish, New Hampshire, USA
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#65 "X Marks The Spot". Location: Lyndon, Australia
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#66 "Whale Mural". Location: Urayasu, Japan
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#67 "Uta Flight 772 Memorial". Location: Nguigmi, Niger
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#68 "Moments Before Disaster". Location: Bogota, Colombia
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#69 "Motorcycle Gymnastics". Location: Pagoh, Malaysia
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#70 "Lady(Beetle)bug". Bangor, Maine, USA
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#71 "Fort Henricus". Location: Steenbergen, Netherlands
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#72 "Fear God". Location: Adamawa, Nigeria
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#73 "Clones In Moscow". Location: Moscow, Russia
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#74 "Wrong Way". Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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#75 "Everywhere All At Once". Location: Occitanie, France
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#76 "Cool Jacket". Location: New York City, New York, USA
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#77 "Sunken Car At Sea". Location: Fresh Creek, The Bahamas
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#78 "Remnants Of A Home". Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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#79 "“Person” Hanging From Electric Post". Location: El Alto, Bolivia
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#80 "Animal Diners". Location: Riverside, California, USA
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#81 "Road To Heaven". Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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#82 "The Inside Of A Slide". Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
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#83 "The Birds Got Google". Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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#84 "Dino Archway". Location: Adana, Turkey
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#85 "Party Animals". Location: Enzing, Austria
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#86 "Super Viagra". Location: Sonora, Mexico
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#87 "Strange Lights". Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA
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#88 "Burn Your TV". Location: St. Ouen, France
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#89 "Falling On A Bench". Colchester, UK
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#90 "A Meme Guy And Tipped Truck". Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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#91 "Creepy Plank Face". Location: Canoa, Ecuador
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#92 "Fish Out Of Water". Location: Altstadt, Germany
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#93 "Steep Incline". Location: Mascoutah Township, Illinois, USA
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#94 "Walmart Salutes You". Location: Bellevue, Nebraska, USA
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#95 "Nick Pajamas". Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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#96 "Two Totoros". Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
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#97 "Darth Vader In Lviv". Location: Lviv, Ukraine
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#98 "Life Imitates Art". Location: Antarctic Ice Shield, Antarctica
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#99 "The Eye Of Sahara". Location: Chinguetti, Mauritania
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#100 "This Or That Street". Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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#101 "Simpsons Graffiti". Location: Billinghurst, Argentina
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#102 "House Of Horrors". Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
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#103 "Outlines On The Road". Location: Spring Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada
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#104 "Mini Eiffel". Location: Budapest, Hungary
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#105 "The Right Way?". Location: Kingwood, Texas, USA
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#106 "Enjoying The Tractor". Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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#107 "Can You Spot The Message?". Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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#108 "Batmobile". Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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#109 "Giant Faucet Fountain". Location: Belgrade, Serbia
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#110 "Submarine A615 Baby". Location: Odessa, Ukraine
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#111 "Lava In South Sudan?". Location: Pibor, South Sudan
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#112 "Face Plant". Location: Vilafranca Del Penedes, Catalonia
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#113 "Ghost Town’s Last Supper". Location: Rhyolite, Nevada, USA
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#114 "Sunken Plane?". Location: The Bahamas, North America
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#115 "Crater Closeup". Location: Vulcano, Italy
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#116 "Bird Paradise". Location: Sand Island, Midway Islands, USA
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#117 "Sus People". Location: Norilsk, Russia
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#118 "Strange Bathroom Sculpture". Location: Samara, Russia
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#119 "House Of Balls". Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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#120 "Lone Prada". Location: Valentine, Texas, USA
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#121 "Breaking In The Office". Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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#122 "Working Dog". Location: Fenning-Siedlung, Austria
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#123 "Skydiving Into The Cemetery". Location: Henndorf Am Wallersee, Austria
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#124 "Standing Cat". Location: Henndorf Am Wallersee, Austria
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#125 "Barking Up The Wrong Tree". Location: Enzing, Austria
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#126 "Kitty Doesn’t Want To Go". Location: Joniskis, Lithuania
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#127 "On The Train Tracks With Family". Location: Mansfield, Texas, USA
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#128 "Shenanigans". Location: Liverpool, England
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#129 "Bayrak". Location: Kaynakkoy, Cyprus
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#130 "South Sf Salt Ponds". Location: Newark, California, USA
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#131 "Spiderman In Mexico". Location: Michoacan, Mexico
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#132 "Star Of David Crop Art?". Location: Lone Pine Unified School District, California, USA
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#133 "Gigi And Bella Hadid’s Coachella Rental". Location: Riverside County, California, USA
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#134 "Spot Your Icon". Location: New York City, New York, USA
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#135 "A Whale Or Waves?". Location: Laje De Santos, Brazil
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#136 "Land Of The Birds". Location: Sand Island, Midway Islands, USA
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#137 "No Texting And Driving". Location: Mckenzie, Tennessee, USA
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#138 "Spiderman Drive". Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
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#139 "Kids These Days". Location: Bruges, Belgium
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