Pages from Histoire de ma vie (History of My Life), which is both the memoir and autobiography of the famous 18th-century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova. In 2010, the National Library of France purchased the 3,700-page manuscript of Histoire de ma vie for approximately €7 million [1439x1152]

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Mehen gameboard from the tomb of Pharaoh Peribsen. The rules of the game are unknown, but the board is based on the snake diety Mehen, who was said to coil around the sun at night. 2nd Dynasty, 2770 to 2650 BCE [1264×1199]

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Over 100,000 ceramic wares from two Chinese shipwrecks, 1500 meters deep in the South China Sea. Discovered in May 2023. Ships dated to the Ming dynasty, 1506-1522 [1650x1890]

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Bronze sculpture of the Buddha. Nepal, 8th-11th century AD [3300x4700]

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Fragment of a golden oak wreath with acorns, ca. 320-300 BC. Originally from a tomb at Zaneskaya Gora, Crimea. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Smithsonian [4320x3240]

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The mysterious architectural stone models at the archaeological site of Awkimarka in Peru. They measure between 40 and 50 cm. Date and purpose unknown [1637x2070]

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Lock, attributed to John Wilkes. British, 17th century [4000 x 3200][OS]

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"Narcissus and Echo Crystal Jar" school of Fontainebleau, 1555. From Dauphin's Treasure, El Prado Museum. [1200x1390].

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(One of) the doors to Waltham Abbey, where King Harold is buried. [866 x 1390]

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Statue of Akhenaten, reign: 1353-1336 B.C. Depicting the pharaoh with wide hips and breasts. Yale Dr. Irwin Braverman claims he had feminine features due to a genetic mutation that caused the pharaoh's body to synthesize more female hormones than needed. [3456x5184].

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Formula or kitten food?

Hi everyone! We found this little guy all one in the road and I’m wondering if he/she should have formula or wet food? We gave him some wet food already but I don’t want to continue it if he’s too young

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