Things You Never Knew Existed (Probably, I Don’t Know You)

John Summers • Contributor

Mar 26, 2025 8:00 PM EDT

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate… and still, I had no idea that McDonald's in France serves a thing called a McBaguette or that vegan chicken wings exist with literal wooden bones in them.

The world is weird. It's massive and wonderful and occasionally baffling. You can spend a lifetime exploring every corner of this planet and still stumble upon something that makes you say, "Wait, THAT'S a thing?" That's the spirit of this list: 25 things you've probably never seen before—but hey, maybe you have. I don't know your life. Maybe you have seen a quadruple A battery or a 500$ bill. If so, hats off to you.

For the rest of us, this is a reminder that Earth is still full of surprises. No need to overthink it—just scroll through, raise your eyebrows a few times, and maybe mutter, "Huh… neat" under your breath. That's the whole point.

01
A McBaguette from a McDonald’s in France

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02
A 45 foot long phone charger

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03
This airport has a bathroom for service animals.

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04
Hospitals have machines that allow doctors and nurses to see exactly where your veins are.

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05
Just a really big screw

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06
No it's not teeth. It's White bell peppers

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07
If you win a car on The Price Is Right you get a special little license plate cover.

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08
Vegan chicken wing with a wooden bone in it

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09
Quadruple-A batteries exist.

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10
“American party cups” for sale in New Zealand.

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11
100 sided die

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12
F1 steering wheel

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13
Pabst Brewing Co. sold a 1,844-can pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon to commemorate the beer’s founding in 1844.

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14
A U-turn traffic light.

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15
A smidgen is an actual unit of measurement.

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16
5-inch safety pins. (Doesn't seem safe)

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17
elevator with foot buttons.

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18
Long screwdriver is long

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19
A 420lb dumbbell because of course!

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20
Urinal for ladies.

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21
In France, Babybel cheese comes in a much bigger package.

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22
A very rare $500 bill.

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23
Double king size bed

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24
A one-person bench.

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One might even call it… A chair!
25
Champagne vending machine.

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