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Galileo Galilei's first drawings of the moon after viewing it through his telescope in 1609 CE.
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Dr. Religa monitors his patient’s vitals after 23-hour-long (successful) heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner, 1987.
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The 16th-century Sesharaya mandapam, at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in India. It's famous for its 40 leaping horses with riders on their back carved out of monolithic pillars
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2000 year-old Roman face cream/lotion. Dating back to II AD. Object was found in the temple complex dedicated to Mars. It's world's oldest cosmetic face cream and it has finger marks in the lid.
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A 2000-year-old green serpentine mask found at the base of a pyramid in Mexico
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A 2-3-2 Soviet super-speed steam locomotive. Moscow, USSR, 1939.
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Some medieval humor, Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, c.1050
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Amazing detail on this marble sculpture. The Veiled Truth by Antonio Corradini, 1752.
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This was the original "distracted boyfriend meme" but back then, it was the distracted girlfriend, 1950.
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The tragic lives of Joseph Stalin's children. historydefined.net/the-tragic-liv…
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Statue of King Arthur by Rubin Eynon, Tintagel Castle, England.
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The great Pyramids of Giza from above.
Photo by Mohamed Elsayed.
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The 3,200-year-old tomb of Queen Nefertari also called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. The paintings, which are found on almost every available surface in the tomb, are considered to be the best-preserved and most eloquent decorations of any Egyptian burial site
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Robe and Axe of Giovanni Battista Bugatti, who was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. During his tenure he executed 514 people.
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What the earliest modern humans likely looked like 160,000 years ago.
Courtesy of Moesgaard Museum, Denmark
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The National Library of Austria, in Hofburg Palace, was constructed in the 18th century & contains 7.4 million books
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A 2000-year-old Roman silver dagger discovered in 2019 in Germany and restored over 9 months.
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In 1913, 10-year-old Sarah Rector received a land allotment of 160 acres in Oklahoma. The best farming land was reserved for whites, so she was given a barren plot. Oil was discovered there and she became the country's first black millionaire.
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Ceramic water pipes found near Epang Palace. China, Warring States, 5th-3rd century BCE
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Closeup of the uraeus on the body of King Tutankhamun’s first inner coffin New Kingdom 18th Dynasty Egypt 1332-1323 BCE
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Aerial view of the Temple of Ramses lll at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
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