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"While wars, famines, plagues, kings and queens and even nations have come and gone, he has pottered on, totally oblivio...
14/06/2024

"While wars, famines, plagues, kings and queens and even nations have come and gone, he has pottered on, totally oblivious to the passage of time."

Jonathan the tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal, is 191.

Born around 1832 — or perhaps even earlier — Jonathan has lived through the coronation of Queen Victoria and seven other British monarchs, the inauguration of 40 U.S. presidents, the invention of the telegraph, the advent of flight, two World Wars, the Space Race, and the rise of the internet.

Though he has now lost his sense of smell and is nearly blind from cataracts, he still enjoys his favorite activities: sunbathing, sleeping, eating bananas, and mating with the much younger giant tortoises who live on the island of St. Helena with him.

Catching a tan at the Beach, 1950s
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Catching a tan at the Beach, 1950s

Fidel Castro plays baseball in Havana, 1959.
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Fidel Castro plays baseball in Havana, 1959.

Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across the US, 1909.
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Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across the US, 1909.

British archaeologist Leonard Woolley and his wife Katharine in front of pottery pipes that were part of what's consider...
14/06/2024

British archaeologist Leonard Woolley and his wife Katharine in front of pottery pipes that were part of what's considered the first water drainage system in history (pre 4000 bc) in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur. 1930.

Goofing around before going to the WW1 front, 1914.
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Goofing around before going to the WW1 front, 1914.

Spanish woman fighting for the Republican Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War.
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Spanish woman fighting for the Republican Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War.

A woman walks here dog at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, 1910.
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A woman walks here dog at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, 1910.

Three Japanese soldiers pose in the snow on Alaskan Attu Island, 1943.
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Three Japanese soldiers pose in the snow on Alaskan Attu Island, 1943.

Carrie Fisher smiling with a stormtrooper on the set of Empire Strikes Back.
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Carrie Fisher smiling with a stormtrooper on the set of Empire Strikes Back.

  in 1752 F***y Burney, also Madame d’Arblay, English author and playwright, known for her journals and novels Evelina, ...
13/06/2024

in 1752 F***y Burney, also Madame d’Arblay, English author and playwright, known for her journals and novels Evelina, Cecilia and Camilla, as well as a first person account of undergoing a mastectomy without anesthesia, was born: https://buff.ly/3KW0C6V

A fisherman, 1930, Istanbul, Turkey
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A fisherman, 1930, Istanbul, Turkey

Southwest Airlines flight attendants in the 1970s. San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive.
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Southwest Airlines flight attendants in the 1970s. San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive.

Two men remove the preserved carcass of a juvenile mammoth named "Dima," 1977. He died at the age of 6-8 months some 40,...
13/06/2024

Two men remove the preserved carcass of a juvenile mammoth named "Dima," 1977. He died at the age of 6-8 months some 40,000 years ago. His stomach still contained traces of his mother's milk

First Lieutenant Ernest Hemingway wearing his Red Cross uniform, c. 1918
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First Lieutenant Ernest Hemingway wearing his Red Cross uniform, c. 1918

Dad showing off his skill to the surprise of his little daughter in Melbourne, Australia, 1940s.Photo by Steve Given.
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Dad showing off his skill to the surprise of his little daughter in Melbourne, Australia, 1940s.

Photo by Steve Given.

Early prostheses made by James Gillingham, 1900.
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Early prostheses made by James Gillingham, 1900.

Pictured below is a young boy in the Gardens of Bomarzo, Lazio, Italy 1952.
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Pictured below is a young boy in the Gardens of Bomarzo, Lazio, Italy 1952.

A stone sculpture of a woman with a long embellished braid. Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu, 10th century CE, India
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A stone sculpture of a woman with a long embellished braid. Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, Tamil Nadu, 10th century CE, India

A National Museum employee holding two dueling pistols owned by Andrew Jackson, 1926
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A National Museum employee holding two dueling pistols owned by Andrew Jackson, 1926

Today, we remember the incredible legacy of John Nash, born on this day in 1928. Nash was a brilliant mathematician whos...
13/06/2024

Today, we remember the incredible legacy of John Nash, born on this day in 1928. Nash was a brilliant mathematician whose groundbreaking work in game theory, especially the Nash Equilibrium, revolutionized economics and beyond. His life, depicted in the film "A Beautiful Mind," also tells a powerful story of triumph over adversity, as he battled and overcame the challenges of schizophrenia. Nash's contributions continue to inspire and shape the world. Let’s celebrate his genius and resilience. 🌟

Frida Kahlo marches with the artist's syndicate on May 1st, Mexico City, 1929. Photo: Tina Modotti
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Frida Kahlo marches with the artist's syndicate on May 1st, Mexico City, 1929.

Photo: Tina Modotti

Lỗ Mạnh Hùng, a 12-year-old war photographer, Vietnam war, 1968
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Lỗ Mạnh Hùng, a 12-year-old war photographer, Vietnam war, 1968

Tuberculosis patients at St. Thomas’ Hospital rest in open-air beds by the River Thames, 1936.
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Tuberculosis patients at St. Thomas’ Hospital rest in open-air beds by the River Thames, 1936.

Publication of the Twelve Tables in Rome,approx. 2 BC. Drawing by Silvestre David Mirys. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Jqb8...
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Publication of the Twelve Tables in Rome,approx. 2 BC. Drawing by Silvestre David Mirys. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Jqb8BP

Portrait of Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), of the Seneca nation, 1908. Photo by J.L. Blessing.
12/06/2024

Portrait of Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), of the Seneca nation, 1908. Photo by J.L. Blessing.

Temple of Philae, during the annual flood of the Nile.
12/06/2024

Temple of Philae, during the annual flood of the Nile.

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