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Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Garden was created by King John VI of Portugal in 1808. Today, it's home to 6,500 species of plants distributed throughout an area of 130 acres. Read more: bit.ly/3hSGUtD
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Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who refused to surrender until 1974, 29 years after WW2 ended.
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A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dress
The Penn Museum
Great read on Egyptian clothing: amzn.to/3wATgzn
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Serving a snack on Scandinavian Airlines flight, 1969
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The world’s largest log cabin in Portland, Oregon, USA 1938. Built In 1905 burned down In 1964
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This 2,000-year-old olive tree in Puglia, Italy is called "The Thinking Tree" by locals.
Photo by Nicola Di Tinco
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Coal Miners coming up a Coal Mine Elevator after a day of work in 1920's Belgium
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Amazing colors and symmetry of Sri Ranganathswamy Temple, India
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One of the three Roman pools of Gafsa, in Tunisia, two of which are open. Built in the 2nd century BCE, they are about five meters deep and are fed by hot water springs
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A map of every country in the world using a MM/DD/YYYY date format.
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Arctic Circle people have been protecting their eyes from snow blindness for over 4,000 years with snow goggles (usually carving whalebone, horn, and ivory).
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Built in the 1240s, Castel del Monte (Italian for "Castle of the Mountain") is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
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Dad showing off his skill to the surprise of his little daughter in Melbourne, Australia, 1940s.
Photo by Steve Given.
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A traditional medieval cave house with a courtyard found in the desert of Libya.
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The sarcophagus in the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, 1923. Photo by Harry Burton
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Built during the Safavid Empire, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a triumph of Persian architecture.
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This 'colossus' sculpture was created by Italian sculptor Giambologna in the late 1500s as a symbol of Italy's Apennine mountains.
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Buzz Aldrin, first self portrait in space. 1966.
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Mussolini's Italian Fascist Party headquarters, 1934
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A 16th Century ring in the collection of the Swedish history museum unfolds into an astronomical sphere.
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A Corinthian helmet and skull from the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. When found, the skull was still inside the helmet.
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A California teacher teaching the physics of surfing, 1970.
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