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An Illustration from Les faize d'Alexandre, Bruges, c.1468-1475: King Phillip of Macedon is seen peeking through a window as his wife, Queen Olympias, has sex with a dragon; this is a Medieval illustration of how Alexander the Great was conceived [615x636]

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Guarding the Palace, an Oil Painting by Ludwig Deutsch, 1888 [1234x2000]

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Milunka Savic, the Most Decorated Female Combatant in History: Milunka initially disguised herself as a man in order to join the Serbian army during the Balkan Wars, later served in WWI, and spent 10 months in a concentration camp during WWII; she earned medals from Serbia, France, Russia, & Britain

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The Cockchafer Beetle: these beetles use chemosensory organs on their antennae to detect the sex pheromones released by potential mates; when the prongs on their antennae are fanned out, it often indicates that they are actively searching for a mate

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Gold Tablet Found Beneath the Temple of Istar in Assur, Assyria (Iraq), c.1243-1207 BCE: this tiny tablet measures just over 3cm (1in) in length; the cuneiform inscription describes the construction of the temple and honors the Assyrian king, Tukulti-Ninurta I [4096x5791]

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Medieval Shame Masks from Germany and Belgium, c.1550-1700: these masks were primarily used to punish women who were accused of arguing, eavesdropping, or talking too much; the mask would be locked around their head/face as they were paraded through town, often unable to speak

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Members of the Eight-Nation Alliance that was Sent to Suppress the Boxer Rebellion in China, 1900: represented from left to right are Britain, the US, Australia, India, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Japan; this Alliance also included Russia [Colorized] [2012x1234]

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Dental Phantoms from the 1950s: the dental phantom is a model that dentists use to practice their techniques, but the older models (like the ones in these photos) looked a lot more terrifying than the ones that dentists use nowadays

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A Dealer in Artefacts, oil painting by Ludwig Deutsch, 1887: The incredibly detailed paintings produced by this artist usually depicted scenes of life in the Middle East and North Africa during the 1800s, when Deutsch was living/traveling in Egypt [3900x5592]

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Medieval Shame Masks from Germany and Belgium, c.1550-1700: these masks were primarily used to punish women who were accused of arguing, eavesdropping, or talking too much; the mask would be locked around their head/face as they were paraded through town, often unable to speak [4096x6144]

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Milunka Savic, the Most Decorated Female Combatant in History, 1970: She initially disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Serbian army during the Balkan Wars, later served in WWI, was wounded 9 times in combat, and received medals from Serbia, France, Russia, & Britain [470x846]

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2,300-year-old Plush Bird Made of Felt and Reindeer Wool, from Siberia, 400-300 BCE: this figure, which is still stuffed with reindeer fur, was sealed inside a frozen tomb in Pazyryk, Siberia during the Iron Age, and was thereby preserved in the permafrost for more than 2,300 years

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The Yeti Crab (Kiwa hirsuta): this crustacean lives near hydrothermal vents deep in the waters of the South Pacific, approximately 2200 meters (7200 ft) below the surface; it's believed that this species feeds on the bacteria that grows in the hair covering its legs

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The Inspection, Ludwig Deutsch, Oil on Panel, 1883

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2,300-year-old Saddle Blanket from Siberia, c.400-300 BCE: this saddle cover was preserved in the frozen tombs of Pazyryk for more than two millennia; it's made of felt, leather, horsehair, and gold foil, with an applique design that depicts a griffin attacking an ibex [4096x5791]

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Yellow Furry-Legs Moth (Acraga sp., family Dalceridae): Native to the rainforests and cloudforests of Central and South America, these moths also take the form of glassy, turbucule-covered caterpillars during their larval stage

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Khevsur Warriors in their Traditional Battle Garments, taken in Georgia (South Caucasus/Transcaucasia) circa 1900 [714x720]

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TL;DR: poop throwers run free in NYC if they are the right skin color

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West African Sculpture of a Portuguese Soldier: this piece was crafted in the Kingdom of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) during the 17th century CE, and was made using a technique called lost-wax casting [750x1000]

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A Dealer in Artefacts, Ludwig Deutsch, Oil on Panel, 1887

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Gold Tablet Found Beneath the Temple of Istar in Assur, Assyria (Iraq), c.1243-1207 BCE: this tiny tablet measures just over 3cm (1in) in length; the cuneiform inscription describes the construction of the temple and honors the Assyrian king, Tukulti-Ninurta I

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From an article in which the author is arguing (for some God-forsaken reason) that women are inherently unfit for the role of messiah

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The Yeti Crab (Kiwa hirsuta): this crustacean lives near hydrothermal vents deep in the waters of the South Pacific, approximately 2200 meters (7200 ft) below the surface; it's believed that this species feeds on the bacteria that grows in the hair covering its legs

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Iron Age Swan Figure from Siberia, 400-300 BCE: this piece is crafted from felt and stuffed with reindeer wool; it was sealed inside one of the frozen tombs at Pazyryk (and was thereby preserved in the permafrost) for more than 2,300 years [1628x1999]

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The Hummingbird Hawk Moth: this moth is often mistaken for a real hummingbird, as it has an incredibly rapid wing-speed (up to 85 beats per second), it can maneuver/hover just like a hummingbird, it feeds on nectar, and it emits a humming noise as it flies

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Saint Konstantius, from a church in Rorschach, Switzerland: this Catacomb Saint was made with remains exhumed from the Roman catacombs in the 17th century; it was then consecrated, decorated, and displayed (more info in the comments)

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St. Konstantinius, from a church in Rohrshach, Switzerland: this Catacomb Saint was made with remains exhumed from the Roman catacombs in the 17th century; it was then consecrated, decorated, and displayed [4096x5461]

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Figure of a Mother with Four Children, Djenne-Djenno (Central Mali), 12th-15th century CE: the woman has scarification lines on her temples, and a snake is depicted on her forehead; the snake symbolizes a connection to the ancestral realm [4096x8197]

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Vardzia, a Medieval Cave-City in Georgia (South Caucasus), built c.1150-1250 CE: Vardzia was created as both a fortress and a monastery; accessible only through secret passageways, the site contained more than 6,000 caves, 15 chapels, 25 wine cellars, an apothecary, a forge, and farming terraces

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Cockchafer Beetle (also known as a Doodlebug/Maybug): In 1320, these beetles caused such massive agricultural devastation in Europe that they were formally put on trial by a court in Avignon, and were consequently ordered into exile; they did not comply with this order.

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