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The Getty Museum Open Content Images Of Death
Photographs of the dead in the past...
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Nevada petroglyphs the oldest in North America
Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years.
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Ancient mammal beat the dinosaurs, was outdone by rodents
Scientists have recovered the oldest complete skeleton ever found from the multituberculate lineage, a group of mammals that outlived the dinosaurs - but then went extinct.
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50 year old message in a jar surfaces in NJ
Fifty years ago, a 12-year-old boy named Dennis Komsa wrote a note, sealed it in a glass jar, and cast it into the Atlantic Ocean while he was in Seaside Heights, NJ, on vacation with his family.
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After the Fall: Hitler’s Bunker and the Ruins of Berlin, 1945
On the anniversary of Hitler's and Eva Braun's suicides in the Führerbunker in April 1945, LIFE.com presents post-war photos of the bunker itself and of a devastated Berlin.
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Was Einstein Wrong About Insanity?
Was Einstein wrong on his definition of insanity? “Insanity", said Einstein, "is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” But in science, how sane is it to expect ...
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Sideshow boxers in early 1900's
Fat guy probably wins.
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Take a Spin in These Dream Cars From the Past
Which predictions look absurd today, and which are we still waiting for?
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Russia Can Try to Change Them, but the Olympics Have Always Been Gay
Russian legislators have said they will enforce new anti-gay laws during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, but the ancient athletic games started out as little more than a gigantic festival of homoerotic excess.
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Antarctic ice core sheds new light on how the last ice age ended
Analysis of an ice core taken by the National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide drilling project reveals that warming in Antarctica began about 22,000 years ago, a few thousand years earlier than suggested by previous records.
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5 Beloved Scientists Who Were Actually Bullies
Unfortunately, scientific genius doesn't necessarily come with superhuman social skills. The great minds on this list may have made significant contributions to their fields, but even hundreds of years later, we're still shaking our heads at their petty, ruthless, dishonest, and downright cruel behavior.
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Astronomical clock in Prague, working since 1410
The Prague astronomical clock, or Prague orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working.
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After giving the military a second try, soldier to receive top honor
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter survived the 2009 battle at Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan. He will receive the Medal of Honor on Monday.
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The Scientists of Sex
Masters and Johnson were the first researchers to take the sex out of the bedroom and into a laboratory.
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The man black history erased
On August 13, 1963, in a last ditch effort to derail the pending March on Washington, Strom Thurmond took the Senate floor and hurled a series of vicious, personal attacks against the man organizing the largest protest in U.S. history.
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Prehistoric Europeans spiced their cooking
Researchers found evidence for garlic mustard in the residues left on ancient pottery shards discovered in what is now Denmark and Germany.
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This Is The First Picture Of Earth From The Moon — Taken 47 Years Ago
The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, 1966 at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon.
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Super Mario Bros. Themed World War II Propaganda Posters
Los Angeles-based artist Fernando Reza created a new set of seven wonderful Super Mario Bros. themed World War II propaganda posters. Each poster is available to purchase online. Previously, we wrote about Fernando’s original series of Super Mario Bros. propaganda posters.
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32 Extremely Upsetting Facts About The Class Of 2017
In a few short weeks, kids all over the country will be starting their first year of high school. These kids were by and large born in 1999, so it’s safe to assume that their high school experience will be different than yours.
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The former cell of the famous American gangster Al Capone
Eastern State Penetentiary, Philadelphia PA
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