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A beautiful antique hearse from Dresden, Germany.
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Statue of King Arthur by Rubin Eynon, Tintagel Castle, England.
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Massive Roman aqueduct built in Segovia, Spain by emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE).
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“Undine rising from the waters," Chauncey Bradley Ives 1810-1894.
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Wheelchair made for Holy Roman Empress Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1740.
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A 1947 wedding dress made from the parachute that saved the groom's life during World War Two.
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The first marathon race winner of the Modern Olympic Games, 1896.
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Stunning colorized footage of Netherlands in 1896
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A stone sculpture of a woman with a long embellished braid. Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu, 10th century CE, India
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The ornate helmet of Ferdinand Hapsburg II, the Holy Roman Emperor. 16th century AD.
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Installed in 1410, this 600-year-old clock in Prague is the world's oldest astrological clock still in operation.
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Excavations in Mezhyrich, Ukraine, revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones in 1965. These 15,000 year old dwellings, are some of the oldest shelters known to be constructed by prehistoric man.
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Two childhood friends meet during a protest. One is a factory worker, the other is a riot officer.
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Beautifully decorated back of a French ceremonial armor, circa 1575–80.
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The Scaligero Castle is a fortress built in the 14th century in Sirmione, Italy.
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Polish girl, Lidka, 21, member of the resistance, during Warsaw uprising 1944. Survived the war, died in 1993.
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Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer who invented the Super Soaker.
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Drain pipe of Château de Pierrefonds, France, 1393-1407.
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Borobudur temple in Central Java, Indonesia. It was built between the 8th-9th centuries CE, by the Shailendra dynasty. It is the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
Photo by chaksproject
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Built during the Safavid Empire, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a triumph of Persian architecture.
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The Kiss of Death is a marble sculpture, found in Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona. The sculpture is thought to have been created by Jaume Barba.
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