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Stairs carved from a solid tree trunk, 1851. Palace of the Princes of Liechtenstein in Lednice, Czech Republic.
727
One of the three Roman pools of Gafsa, in Tunisia, two of which are open. Built in the 2nd century BCE, they are about five meters deep and are fed by hot water springs
728
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.
729
Just two friends sharing a cigarette during the Tour de France, 1920s.
730
Hegra, or Mada’in Salih is an archaeological site within Al Madinah Region in Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. A majority of the remains date from the Nabatean kingdom (1st century CE). The site constitutes the kingdom's southernmost and largest settlement after its capital Petra
731
Graf Zeppelin flying over Montevideo, Uruguay in June of 1934
732
The Kiss of Life - a utility worker giving mouth-to-mouth to a co-worker after he contacted a low voltage wire, 1967.
Taken in 1967 by Rocco Morabito
734
A 2000-year-old giant cat geoglyph found amid Peru's famous Nazca Lines.
735
A Gargoyle of Notre Dame, 1920. Photo by Pierre Yves-Petit.
737
Nine European kings posing together in 1910. Four years later, most of them would be at war. Learn more: bit.ly/3Jb9iUX
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Chinese statue of a Buddha. Mummy inside gold-painted papier-mâché statue is believed to be that of Liuquan, a Buddhist master of Chinese Meditation School. Photo by M. Elsevier Stokmans
739
1,500-year-old ceramic Maya figurine that included a removable helmet. El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala
Photo by Kenneth Garrett
740
A snake sculpture from U Thong District in Thailand. 6th-11th century CE.
Bangkok National Museum
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A Roman Silver 'Swiss Army Knife', 200 - 300 AD.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
742
"Tree of Life" mosaic from Hisham's Palace, built in the 8th century. CE in Jericho by the Umayyad Caliphate.
743
Behind the scenes with Doc & Einstein on Back to the Future Part II, 1989
744
"The Veiled Christ" by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753. It was created with a single block of marble.
745
The oldest known temple in the world, Göbeklitepe, Urfa.
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A ceramic jar filled with thousands of bronze coins unearthed at the site of a 15th-century samurai’s residence just north of Tokyo, Japan.
748
A 900-year-old church still standing in Wicklow, Ireland.
Photo by Bob Grim
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A cup of tea and a bit of peace back in the 1800s.
750
A helmet that was worn by a Kipchak warrior, 1200s.
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