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“Ophelia” by Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923).
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“Disillusion” is an intricate sculpture carved from a single block of marble by Italian Artist Queirolo. Even the net is marble!
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. Photo by Juan Sánchez.
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Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The great Pyramids of Giza from above.
Photo by Mohamed Elsayed.
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Fossil of 37 million years old Whale Skeleton (65ft+ long) found in Wadi Al Hitan, Egyptian desert.
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17th century Emerald cup made of 252 carats of pure emerald with Persian verses inscribed on it. It belonged to Emperor Jehangir of Mughal India.
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Salvador Dali swimming and painting. Venice, Italy.
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Wedding rings removed from Holocaust victims before they were executed, 1945
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The 2000-year-old tree of Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico. It has the largest trunk diameter in the world. Its circumference is close to 60m.
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Stairway to Heaven, the ancient Inca Trail leading to Machu Picchu, Peru. Photo: Kurt Gordon
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A 3,400 year old painter's palette originating from ancient Egypt.
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The Bronx Zoo had a 1963 exhibition called "The Most Dangerous Animal in the World." It was a mirror.
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A Gargoyle of Notre Dame, 1920. Photo by Pierre Yves-Petit.
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7000-year-old Neolithic figurines from Romania, called "The Thinker" and "The Sitting Woman"
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The legend of Kópakonan – The Seal Woman, Mikladalur, Faroe Islands. Seals were believed to be people who voluntarily sought death in the ocean.
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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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Oldest surviving pair of Levis jeans dating back to 1879.
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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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Muhammad Ali training underwater in Miami, 1961
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Soldiers returning home from WWII, 1945
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John F. Kennedy campaigning Door-to-Door in West Virginia, 1960
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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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Galileo Galilei's first drawings of the moon after viewing it through his telescope in 1609 CE.
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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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