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Oldest surviving pair of Levis jeans dating back to 1879.
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A First Nations couple from Canada, 1886.
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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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“Ophelia” by Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923).
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The discovery of the ancient Statue of Antinous found in Delphi, Greece during an excavation in 1894
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Samurai, 1864-1865. Photograph by Felice Beato
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Australia televisions switches from black and white to color. March 1, 1975
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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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A German hunting knife that's also a calendar and gun, 1528-29
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This miniature ecosystem has been thriving in an almost completely isolated state since 1960. It has been watered just once in that time.
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Ancient Egyptian amethyst cat pendant, late Ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC.
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Ernest Hemingway kicking a can of beer. Ketchum, Idaho, 1959.
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The National Library of Austria, in Hofburg Palace, was constructed in the 18th century & contains 7.4 million books
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A 2000-year-old green serpentine stone mask discovered near the base of the pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico.
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The stunning wooden spiral staircase of Peles castle in Sinaia, Romania.
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This is a photo of the vibrantly colored ceiling of the 2000 years old hypostyle hall of the temple of Hathor in Dendera, Egypt. Read more: bit.ly/35s1fjF
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The 2,300-year-old Grand Theatre of Ephesus, in Turkey, before and after excavation
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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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Gauntlet of “Lion” armor of Henry II, king of France, 1550.
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The original Ghostbusters movie set in 1984
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Paparazzi mobbing Bill Clinton’s cat ‘Socks’ in 1992.
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A coal miner waiting to get into the communal shower at the end of his shift, taken in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1958. Photo by Max Scheler.
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