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Boys working in a coal mine, 1911. Photo by Reinhard Schultz
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Moses - Michelangelo, 1513-16. Photo by Luca Volpi
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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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Romand bronze sculpture of a hand in a "hangloose" position, 2nd - 3rd Century CE.
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A Samurai helmet made and signed by Myochin Nobuie, one of Japan's most famous metalsmiths. 1525.
Isreal museum, Jerusalem, Isreal. © The Archaeologist
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The Opening Ceremony of the XXII summer Olympic Games, Moscow, 1980.
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Polish girl, Lidka, 21, member of the resistance, during Warsaw uprising 1944. Survived the war, died in 1993.
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Amazing detail on Michaelangelo's Moses. Humans have a small muscle on the forearm that's only visible when they lift a pinky. Because Moses is lifting his pinky, the muscle is contracted.
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3,700 years old Minoan mugs that are now on display at the Heraklion Museum, Greece.
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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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These paintings in Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in France are more than 36,000 years old.
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. Photo by Juan Sánchez.
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Collecting light - Inside the Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Guillaume Roche
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The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1937.
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"The Veiled Christ" by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753. It was created with a single block of marble.
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A union soldier goofing around while getting his portrait taken.
In most old photos — those taken in the 19th century and early 20th century — people aren't smiling or goofing around, which makes this photo so much more striking.
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Two childhood friends meet during a protest. One is a factory worker, the other is a riot officer.
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Berlin, 1896.
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Eiffel Tower during construction. 1887-1889.
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Albert Einstein and Marie Skłodowska Curie reminiscing by a lake in 1929.
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Titanic at the docks of Southampton, 1912.
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