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Poland’s relationship with coffee is a surprising one. that European café culture is mixed up in it? Time to drink in this heady brew of coffee history! ☕️--> https://t.co/v7uCzZ4tyt

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2018-10-15

The Reinastella flying car from actually has its own backstory?

"For safety, the structure of Reinastella was modified to make it incompatible with a mammal and thus avoid any phenomenon of assimilation." WTF? 😂

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2018-10-14

that Antonio known as violin craftsmanship genius produced more than 1100 violins! He personally searched in the forests of the perfect wood for his instruments. Do not miss in its 🎻🎼

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2018-10-10

Confectioners starting making synthetic following WWII when it was popularised due to inclusion in soldiers' rations. Before, it was made of natural latex tapped from ~ the tree. Looks like chicle is making a comeback.

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2018-08-28

that are greatest gallery and also one of the first modern museums in history. They were built in 1560-80 to house offices (uffici) for Duke Cosimo I and as a gallery for Francesco I to display the Medici art treasures.

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2018-08-22

one of the last residents at Aston Hall was James Watt Jr, son of the famous engineer?

Here's a great artefact from our collection: a golden fob watch containing a portrait of the young James!

Where do you keep your favourite photos?

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2018-08-17

that an was used as the family motif by James Watt Jr. - one of the last residents at Aston Hall

You can tell which rooms he altered by the appearance of an We also have his coach badges on display here!

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2018-08-12

that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of The Little Prince, was also a pilot?
Like the narrator in the book, he crashed his plane in the Sahara desert 125 miles outside of Cairo.

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2018-08-07

that according to a 2008 National Institute of Health study, only 12% of people dream in black & white. When a similar study was conducted before the invention of color TV, 75% of people said they dreamed in black & white.

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2018-06-23

that 1 of the secret bosses in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past is The Almighty himself. If he is defeated in at most 20 turns, he will give the party a reward. Afterward, he sees that humanity no longer needed his guidance & withdraws from the world.

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2018-06-18

Cook's voyage went as far south as the Antarctic? These drawings by expedition artists Georg Forster and William Hodges are the first depictions of a then completely unknown part of the world. (Loaned from Mitchell Library, )

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2018-06-12

that echidnas (monotreme order of egg-laying mammals)are named after Echidna, a beast from Greek mythology who was half-woman, half-snake. This is because the animal was perceived to have qualities of both mammals & reptiles. Echidna's closes relatives are platypuses.

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2018-06-02

Foundling Hospital founder Thomas Coram is supposed to have walked around with pockets full of gingerbread, which he would give to the foundlings

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2018-05-29

Did you know that Batman and Robin once saved a cow from a slaughterhouse... yup Bat-Cow exists!

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2018-05-10

"Tutu", a portrait by Ben Enwonwu was painted 1973-1974. It is a portrait of the Ife Royal, Princess Adetutu Ademiluyi.

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2018-04-27

Audubon collection was acquired in 1861 through fundraising efforts of 92 donors who raised $1,030 to purchase this breathtaking wildlife art. Happy !

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2018-04-26

that Antonio Stradivari, known as violin craftsmanship genius produced more than 1100 violins! He personally searched in the forests of the perfect wood for his instruments. Do not miss in its 🎻🎼

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2018-04-26

of the propellers weighs an astounding 60,000 lbs! We must save this marvel of American design and engineering: https://t.co/556MIwtdUH.

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2018-04-06

to artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Praise Be His Name), who was born March 26, 1948. https://t.co/3cZ5BqmQU5

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2018-03-26