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Senegalese Bambara soldiers serving with the French Army in Balschwiller, Alsace, WWI. Original autochrome colour photo
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Queen Ena of Spain. 1910, colourized
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The Voyager spacecraft is flying at a speed of 56,000 km/h.
Even at such a staggering speed, it will take 80,000 years to reach the nearest star Alpha Centauri (4 holy years from the Sun).🪐
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Air Squadron Commander Of The Russian 124th Fighter Regiment Alexander Pronin, 1942
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The Bailong elevator is a glass two-story elevator built on the slope of a huge cliff in the Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie.

The height of the cliff is 326 meters
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Also regarded as the worlds most interesting man.
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I think I’m stupid now
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Kallima, known as the oakleaf or oak leaf butterflies
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Moon Home

Lunark is a creation of two designers from Denmark (the company SAGA Space Architects). It is a living module consisting of 328 panels, which can withstand temperatures down to -56 degrees Celsius and wind speeds up to 88 km/h.

According to the architects, this is the ideal home for future settlers on the Moon and other planets.

Another interesting fact is that the creators tested Lunark in Greenland last fall living in it for 2 months.
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Movies with the most swear words and actors who said the most rude words
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Statue of Robert the Bruce overlooking the memorial to Scottish patriot & hero William Wallace near Stirling, Scotland. Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scotland from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.
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Giant honey bee making waves to repel predatory wasps
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The levitating, self-assembling Rubik's cube

It was created by the Japanese inventor Human Controller.
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Panel from the black obelisk of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, detailing the tribute brought by Israelite king Jehu: "I received tribute from Jehu, house of Omri: silver, gold, a gold bowl, a gold tureen, gold vessels, gold pails, tin, the staff of the king's hand, and spears." (827 BC)
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Obsidian ball versus press

Obsidian is a massive dark volcanic glass. Obsidian is formed by the rapid cooling of acidic lava at the surface (lava) or by the rapid cooling of magma in near-surface conditions (dikes, rods or other cutting magma bodies).
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This stunning photo depicts lightning discharges in an erupting volcano

The footage was taken on April 22, 2015 during the Calbuco eruption in southern Chile. The discharges are caused by the buildup of static electricity as small particles collide in the volcanic smoke.
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