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Teenagers at an Elvis Presley concert, Philadelphia Arena, 1957.
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A 3,400 year old painter's palette originating from ancient Egypt.
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West German schoolchildren speak with East German border guards at an opening in the Berlin Wall during the collapse of communism in East Germany in November 1989. Photo: Stephen Jaffe
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A crewman on a British airship prepares to drop a bomb from the rear cockpit during WWI.
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Gold ring (circa 500 CE) found between some boulders by a deer hunter in Sweden, 2022
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A ghost sculpture at the castle of Vezio, Italy
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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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The 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph “Burst of Joy," taken by Sal Vedar. A former US Prisoner of War is shown being reunited with his family.
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Survivors of 1972 of the Infamous Andes plane crash. The passengers resorted to cannibalism to survive 72 days in the snow.
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The suitcases of people who were sent to concentration camps, Poland, Gdańsk, World War II Museum.
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An Inuit otter amulet made out of ivory, c.1870-1880.
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An 1800-year-old octopus mosaic on the floor of a Roman bath.
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A bowl with fish design, Iran, late 13th–mid-14th century.
The Hossein Afshar Collection.
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An asbestos mask worn by an Italian flamethrower soldier in World War 1.
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Coutance Cathedral, a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture, was constructed from 1210-74 (Photo: Eric Pouhier)
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A bracelet clasp with a jellyfish pattern on an emerald cameo, 18th century, England
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British troops march past the Great Pyramids in Egypt, 1940.
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The 2,300-year-old Grand Theatre of Ephesus, in Turkey, before and after excavation
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John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier, relaxing at the Kennedy family home in Hyannis Port in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on the 4 July 1953.
Color by @jecinci
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A 5,000-year-old wooden boat used by the pharaohs discovered by French archaelogists
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Santa Claus giving presents to wounded American soldiers on Christmas. Guadalcanal, 1944.
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An aerial photo of Luxor Temple, Egypt. Photo: Travel Egypt Guide
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The future Queen Elizabeth II, photographed at 18 at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, 1944.
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An ancient Indian swimming pool from the 5th century CE that's still used to this day.
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