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Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort, an 18th century star fort in village of Alcáçova, Portugal.
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"Tree of Life" mosaic from Hisham's Palace, built in the 8th century. CE in Jericho by the Umayyad Caliphate.
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A ghost sculpture at the castle of Vezio, Italy
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The original patent from 1891 for a toilet paper roll actually shows the correct rolling direction.
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The sarcophagus in the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, 1923. Photo by Harry Burton
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Statue of King Arthur by Rubin Eynon, Tintagel Castle, England.
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Aerial view of the Temple of Ramses lll at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
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The original patent from 1891 for a toilet paper roll actually shows the correct rolling direction.
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The tragic lives of Joseph Stalin's children. historydefined.net/the-tragic-liv…
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A map of every country in the world using a MM/DD/YYYY date format.
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The interior of the Orient Express. This long-distance passenger train service was created in 1883.
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A 3,400 year old painter's palette originating from ancient Egypt.
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Amazing detail on this marble sculpture. The Veiled Truth by Antonio Corradini, 1752.
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The Pazyryk Carpet is the world's oldest intact carpet. This 2,500-year-old carpet was found frozen in a Kurgan in the Altai Mountains.
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Head of Dionysus, the god of wine, uncovered in an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Aizanoi, Turkey
Photo by Anadolu Agency
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Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer who invented the Super Soaker.
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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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4000-year-old writing board by an Egyptian student with teacher's spelling corrections in red
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A replica 1666 plague stone. It was put on a corner of a street, filled with vinegar and used to wash hands or money. The 1600s version of a sanitizing station.
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Public urinal, Paris, 1875. Structures like this could be found on the streets of Paris in the late 19th century.
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A Corinthian helmet and skull from the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. When found, the skull was still inside the helmet.
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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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