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The golden sandals Of King Tutankhamun, 18th-dynasty. Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo.
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A map of every country in the world using a MM/DD/YYYY date format.
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One of the most well-preserved dinosaurs ever discovered. Learn more: bit.ly/3h5x88s ©ケラトプスユウタ
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A World War 1 memorial in Vácrátót, Hungary - a family missing their father.
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Gauntlet of “Lion” armor of Henry II, king of France, 1550.
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Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec dog breed once considered guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld.
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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 burial in Bulgaria with some of the world’s oldest known gold jewelry, 4600 BCE.
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Trinity College is home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries. Inside is The Long Room, which contains 200,000 historic volumes.
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A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dress
The Penn Museum
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Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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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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A statue probably representing the Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra III, 142-101 BCE, in the sunken city of Thonis, Heracleion.
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A golden Roman helmet, circa 4th century CE.
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A Japanese house constructed without any nails over 100 years ago
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Romand bronze sculpture of a hand in a "hangloose" position, 2nd - 3rd Century CE.
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Some medieval humor, Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, c.1050
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The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together, Holland, 1888.
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Wedding rings removed from Holocaust victims before they were executed, 1945
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Beautifully decorated back of a French ceremonial armor, circa 1575–80.
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Built during the Safavid Empire, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a triumph of Persian architecture.
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Drain pipe of Château de Pierrefonds, France, 1393-1407.
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This miniature ecosystem has been thriving in an almost completely isolated state since 1960. It has been watered just once in that time.
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“Ophelia” by Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923).
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