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The Convair Model 118 was a prototype flying car of which two were built, 1947.
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An old photo showing a party at the summit of the 4600-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, by life magazine, 1940's
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. Photo by Juan Sánchez.
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A man takes a selfie using a stick of wood to activate the camera, 1957
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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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An aerial photo of Luxor Temple, Egypt. Photo: Travel Egypt Guide
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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.
Photo by Failte Ireland
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A gun hidden within a bible, made for Francesco Morozini, Doge of Venice (1619-1694). The owner of the bible could pull the silk bookmark to shoot while the book was still closed. Now on display at the Museo Correr in Venice
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A canal being drained and cleaned in Venice, Italy, 1956. Photo by Bill Perlmutter
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Children in minobashi raincoats going to a new year's event, Niigata prefecture, Japan 1956
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Queen Isabel II, veiled, 1855 C by Camillo Torreggiani. Masterful use of light and shadows to make it look like real lace.
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A mummified dog and baboon were buried together at the tomb KV50 in the Valley of Kings. Possibly dates to the reign of Amenhotep II (1427–1401 BC), Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Ancient Egyptian amethyst cat pendant, late Ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC.
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"Human Fly" John "Jammie" Reynolds balancing on a New York rooftop, between 1915 and 1920.
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Haid al-Jazil is a 500-year-old mud-brick village on top of a massive boulder. Wadi Dawan, Yemen.
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"Guarding the Palace," Oil Painting by Ludwig Deutsch, 1888
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A 2000-year-old Ancient Greek floor mosaic that was accidentally discovered in Turkey (Türkiye).
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
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Wedding rings removed from Holocaust victims before they were executed, 1945
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A 16th Century ring in the collection of the Swedish history museum unfolds into an astronomical sphere.
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Serving a snack on Scandinavian Airlines flight, 1969
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Men of the Seaforth Highlanders rest in a trench with a dog during WW1, 1915.
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During the 1986 Cleveland Balloonfest over 1.5 million balloons were released simultaneously.
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The Opening Ceremony of the XXII summer Olympic Games, Moscow, 1980.
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