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31 January 2007

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Ralphie


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Rock Art

30 January 2007

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Varangians

29 January 2007

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Charvolant


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amyloid precursor protein


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28 January 2007

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27 January 2007

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William Alexander Hammond


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Poecilostomatoida


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Ann Eliza Bleecker

26 January 2007

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Hunnerstad Monument


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okiagari-koboshi

25 January 2007

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Four Times of the Day

24 January 2007

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Castelseprio


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Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska


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23 January 2007

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22 January 2007

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21 January 2007

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Deposition

  • ...that in the deposition initiation ritual (pictured) of Medieval and Early Modern universities, new students were dressed up with horns which were then removed with grindstones, axes, and pliers?
  • ...that in his satirical 1827 pamphlet Grand Erratum, French physicist Jean-Baptiste Pérès argued that Napoleon never existed, but was just another expression of an ancient myth?
  • ...that model Rebecca Twigley became a household name in Australia after wearing a revealing dress to an event in 2004?
  • ...that the Golden Resources Mall in Beijing, the second-largest shopping mall in the world, has attracted as few as 20 shoppers in an hour?
  • ...that the Soviet spotter aircraft Sukhoi Su-12, though approved, was never produced due to lack of manufacturing capacity in the USSR?


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Nantes Cathedral

20 January 2007

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19 January 2007

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Creobroter

18 January 2007

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White Castle


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TSS Kanowna


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St. Clement's Church in Büsum

17 January 2007

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James Maclaine


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An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump

16 January 2007

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Sharps Island Light


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East Kowloon Corridor


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Fokker Spin

15 January 2007

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Dash-and-dot goatfish


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Klabund


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Darwin Falls

14 January 2007

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A Harlot's Progress



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Beaumont House

13 January 2007

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Kraków's Florian Gate


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Saint Mina

12 January 2007

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Chroogomphus


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Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, Illinois

11 January 2007

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Pitot-static system


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Getty Victorious Youth

10 January 2007

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Portrait of Hazel Lavery


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  • ...that the inhabitants of Fjuckby, Sweden want to change the name of their village because of its unfortunate associations?


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John Pasco

9 January 2007

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Rosersberg Palace


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8 January 2007

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Württembergische Landesbibliothek


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Johannes Zick

7 January 2007

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Xanten Cathedral


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Herman Baltia


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6 January 2007

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Hearthstone House


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Edmonson sisters

5 January 2007

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Fallasburg Bridge portal, with fine sign


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The Alamo Dome

4 January 2007

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Marsileaceae


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Ichikawa

3 January 2007

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Haghpat Monastery


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The Last of England


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Look at me!

2 January 2007

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Elizabeth Margaret Chandler


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Brown truss member diagram

1 January 2007

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A balkline table


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Bodélé Depression