There was probably a time where most of the cool things someone encountered ended up forgotten or even became the source of mockery, as one’s peers insisted it was made up. But now that we’ve managed to create mass produced cameras in everyone’s pockets, it’s a lot easier to share all the fascinating things out there.

So we’ve gathered cool, interesting and just unusual photos from these dedicated Facebook groups for your viewing enjoyment. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

Let's rewind to the dawn of photography for a second, because it makes everything below feel even better. The oldest surviving camera photograph is a hazy gray view of rooftops and a courtyard called View from the Window at Le Gras , taken by Nicéphore Niépce around 1826. The exposure lasted for hours, so the sun had time to light up buildings on both sides of the scene.

Today you can snap a dozen shots of your sandwich before the first bite, and since the camera phone became standard equipment, the odds that somebody is holding a lens when something odd happens have shot through the roof. That's how we end up with so many gems.

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Nature, of course, loves to show off. Climb a misty mountain at the right hour and you might spot a Brocken spectre , which is your own giant shadow cast onto the clouds and ringed by a little rainbow halo. It feels like a superhero moment, minus the cape. Stay outside on a chilly day and you could catch sun dogs, a pair of bright glowing spots that hang beside the sun when ice crystals in the air bend its light.

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© Photo: Weird, Fantastic and Odd Things