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Manchester Day Parade 2019: En Route
The folks seen briefly at 16:35 onwards, in red and gold colours, and yellow feathers, are us (Manchester School of Samba) taking part in the 10 iteration of Manchester Day‘s Parade yesterday!
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Colorized Photos Reveal the Historic Discovery of King Tut’s Tomb
29th/30th October 1925, Tutankhamun’s Tomb | The gold mask (Carter no. 256a) in situ on the mummy of the King, still inside the third (innermost) solid gold coffin. (©️ Griffith Institute, University of Oxford, colorized by Dynamichrome) When the tomb … Continue reading
Download Over 91,000 Maps from the World’s Largest Private Collection
Whether you’re into geography, astronomy, or simply fascinated by history, there’s bound to be a map that piques your interest in this vast collection. Map lovers will be thrilled by the possibility to peruse some of the world’s most unique … Continue reading
We need worms
Did you ever wonder why one in six children has a mental health disorder? One in every six seems to be a few too many, I would think. Did you ever wonder why 20 per cent of women, in the … Continue reading
Who really owns the past? – Aeon
European tourists having a picnic in a temple in Egypt, 1898. Photo by LL/Roger Viollet/Getty Images Mosul’s old city lies in ruins. A major section of the third largest city in Iraq has been destroyed by war. Two years … Continue reading
‘Mona Lisa’s Face Is Creepily Brought To Life Thanks To Samsung’s AI Technology – DesignTAXI.com
See the ‘Mona Lisa’s smile in a new light.[…] A talking Mona Lisa via @Samsung‘s AI Centre 🤖 pic.twitter.com/XRKPX0OCWb — Omer Wilson (奥马尔) (@omer_wilson) May 25, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Source: ‘Mona Lisa’s Face Is Creepily Brought To Life Thanks To … Continue reading
Evidence for the Multiverse | Full Talk | Catherine Heymans
The Institute of Art and Ideas Published on 25 May 2019 Can we ever observe universes beyond our own? Astrophysicist Catherine Heymans reveals the latest innovations that might help map out the multiverse.
The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
Head of a European or Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Vincenzo Leonardi (1589/90-1646) Rome, 1635. Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum, over black chalk. Royal Collection Trust © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 During the 17th century the … Continue reading
65th Anniversary of the Khufu Ship Discovery
65th Anniversary of the Khufu Ship Discovery #GoogleDoodle On this day in 1954, one of the oldest and largest boats on earth was found buried near Egypt’s biggest pyramid. Today’s Doodle celebrates the discovery of the Khufu Ship, which has … Continue reading
Beer Geek – Germany Part 1: The Reinheitsgebot
Pint Sized Published on 9 Jul 2015 Wilkommen to our latest set of Beer Geek episodes, Germany! We’ll be guiding you through the country’s history, it’s breweries, its events and of course, it’s beer! Today, it’s a document that set … Continue reading
A brie(f) history of cheese – Paul Kindstedt
Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons – there was cheese. As early as 8000 BCE, Neolithic farmers began a legacy of cheesemaking almost as old as civilization. Today, the world produces roughly 22 … Continue reading
