A skeleton found in Bulgaria with some of the world’s oldest gold, at over 6000 years old

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Propellor STOPS mid flight!? #shorts #science #aviation

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Why some words are funnier than others

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How do you pronounce lieutenant? | MILITARY WORDS

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There’s fightin’ talk in this episode of Words Unravelled, in which Jess and Rob discuss words of warcraft.
🔫 Which woman are all guns named after?
🪖 Where does the word “war” come from?
👮 Is lieutenant pronounced loo-tenant or lef-tenant?
These questions answered – and many more – in this military etymology special of Words Unravelled.

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SAMBA DE COCO – Instrumentos

 

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Robot dancing

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Looks like an octopus – sounds like an octopus 🐙 #calligraphy #musicscore #harp #underwaterworld

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Trinity College Library, Dublin

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Photographers captured an extreme close-up of a whale’s eye for the first time, revealing its vibrant blue hues and impressive details.

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The Coincidence Project: Carefully Timed Photos by Denis Cherim Make You Look Twice | Colossal

October 25, 2017
Photography
Christopher Jobson

As part of his ongoing series titled the Coincidence Project, photographer Denis Cherim (previously) seems to find the miraculous amongst the mundane in his exquisitely timed and positioned photos that align the world in strangely satisfying ways.

Playing with perspective, scale, and certainly a bit of luck, Cherim places himself at the precise vantage point where moments of synchronicity seem to appear out of nowhere. Most recently the photographer traveled through London, Madrid, Valencia, and Plovdiv, and is now taking part in a 3-month residency in Taiwan at the Pier-2 Art Center. You can follow his work on Instagram.

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