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Carnival of Olinda by fnandoqueiroz

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Daily Fact #10

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Marvels and Miracles

Originally posted on life. together. again.:
A recent article in the Los Angeles Review of Books contained an arresting title: On Medieval Robots: mechanisms, magic, nature, and art. It was a review by Kanish Tharoor of a new book by…

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Doring Sushi Bar – Chorlton

Originally posted on The Manchester Tart:
I’m a big fan of sushi – so when I heard on the Chorlton grapevine that a new Japenese Sushi Bar had opened just up the road, I was over there before you could…

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Mersey Valley and Stockport Cycleway

Originally posted on Dom Cycling:
As someone who regularly passes through Didsbury and Parrs Wood, on my way to Cheadle as part of my commute. I’ve been watching the progress of the Mersey Valley and Stockport Cycleway, and have previously posted…

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‘Never seen it so bad’: violence and impunity in Brazil’s Amazon

Originally posted on ENTITLE blog – a collaborative writing project on Political Ecology:
Violence has been legitimized as a normal part of politics. It has become informally “acceptable”. I’ve never seen, working for the past 10 years in the Amazon,…

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Save cactus plants from extinction

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
From Kew Gardens in London, England: Threatened cacti of Brazil Kew scientists have contributed to a global assessment of cacti. It is the first comprehensive global assessment to be published, and found that…

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5 Amazing Places You Just CAN’T Visit

Originally posted on STILETTOSONBOARD:
From the famous Room 39 in North Korea to the Area 51 in the United States, there are plenty of places on earth with high protection and limited access. Many of these spots are usually linked…

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Photo of the Week: Sunset in Salford

Originally posted on germanchester:
@ Salford, Manchester

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Taking control of our histories – Wonder Women 2016

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