Placing human-like personas on objects – the same way some military personnel nicknamed this deadly atomic bomb “Little Boy” — is as chilling as this soldier making final checks on this nuclear bomb before it was dropped on the hapless city of Hiroshima back in 1945.
Though this “little boy” did help end the Second World War, being witness to its birth is hair-raising. This bomb was eventually transported to Enola Gay and was sent to its final destination.
Nuclear Waste Facility
High up in the mountains of Yucca, in Nevada, lies a facility that is considered a top-secret location, the details of which have not yet been revealed to the public – nor will it ever be. The place is extremely highly classified and few people know its specific location.
The facility is where all of America’s nuclear wastes are stored. These radioactive materials are kept in this location once it is of no use. It is not clear how the staff manning this facility keeps itself safe from all the radiation – we hope they are properly protected.
Area 51 Highway
Highways are lonely roads that seemingly lead to nowhere. To add to the highway’s melancholic persona, it is usually the only witness to all kinds of odd people and things transported on its roads. Though the highway near Area 51 is empty most of the time, this image is a rarity.
This recently declassified picture shows a government vehicle transporting a suspicious object. Many guesses could be offered for what is under the tarp but the highly likely answer would be an Unidentified Flying Object.
Google’s First Employees
Who knew Google would be the powerhouse it is now? Certainly not its first employees who are seen here all smiles as if foreshadowing the success of a once inconspicuous company. If all these employees stayed on, they would be highly likely millionaires now.
Google is now known as the largest search engine in the world. The company prides itself in having an unconventional manner of treating its employees.
John Glenn Before Blastoff
That thing that looks like a tin tipi in the center of the picture is the Friendship Seven spacecraft. In 1962, this pod, was John Glenn's means of transportation as he safely completed a space trip around Earth's orbit three times.
Friendship Seven was sitting atop a rocket that blasted it into this fearsome journey. The whole ordeal took about five hours and the astronaut thankfully made it home safe.