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Letter from Christopher Columbus to Luis de Santángel, Treasurer of Aragon who funded much of his voyage, in which he provides a brief account of the lands and peoples that he met, and urges the Catholic monarchs to sponsor a 2nd larger expedition, promising to bring back immense riches

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Letter from Christopher Columbus to Luis de Santángel, Treasurer of Aragon who funded much of his voyage, in which he provides a brief account of the lands and peoples that he met, and urges the Catholic monarchs to sponsor a 2nd larger expedition, promising to bring back immense riches

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Amarna letter from Labayu to Amenhotep III, denying accusation of treachery &failure to comply with the pharaoh's orders. He justifies his capture of a town with a proverb "When an ant is struck, does it not fight back and bite the hand of the man that struck it?"

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Amarna letter from Labayu to Amenhotep III, denying accusation of treachery &failure to comply with the pharaoh's orders. He justifies his capture of a town with a proverb "When an ant is struck, does it not fight back and bite the hand of the man that struck it?"

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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Chair from the court of Christian V of Denmark. The chair has trapping mechanisms in the arms, a bellow in the seat that acts as a whoopee cushion and a water tank in the back to emulate the sound of the sitter peeing their pants. Late 17th century.

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Chair from the court of Christian V of Denmark. The chair has trapping mechanisms in the arms, a bellow in the seat that acts as a whoopee cushion and a water tank in the back to emulate the sound of the sitter peeing their pants. Late 17th century.

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The Hingston Hill Cairn and Stone Row, located in Dartmoor in Devon, England. The 316m long alignment contains at least 174 stones, and date from the Late Neolithic period , while the round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age

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The Hingston Hill Cairn and Stone Row, located in Dartmoor in Devon, England. The 316m long alignment contains at least 174 stones, and date from the Late Neolithic period , while the round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age

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Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a private, richly decorated bathhouse from 2,000 years ago, considered to be one of the largest found so far. The bathhouse could accommodate about 30 people and consisted of several rooms: hot, warm, cool, and a changing room equipped with benches.

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Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a private, richly decorated bathhouse from 2,000 years ago, considered to be one of the largest found so far. The bathhouse could accommodate about 30 people and consisted of several rooms: hot, warm, cool, and a changing room equipped with benches.

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In 1650 CE, the Chinese Empress Dowager Wang sent a written letter to Pope Innocent X. In it she reported that impressed by the work of the Jesuits, she had converted to Catholicism, and requested the Pope to send more missionaries to her kingdom. Vatican Apostolic Archives

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In 1650 CE, the Chinese Empress Dowager Wang sent a written letter to Pope Innocent X. In it she reported that impressed by the work of the Jesuits, she had converted to Catholicism, and requested the Pope to send more missionaries to her kingdom. Vatican Apostolic Archives

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Anna Maria von Stockhausen's corpse, cross-strapped in order to keep her from coming back undead. Anna was accused of Satanism by a priest, and sentenced to death in 1775 but spared by the executioner who refused to kill an innocent woman. She was then imprisoned until her death in 1781

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Anna Maria von Stockhausen's corpse, cross-strapped in order to keep her from coming back undead. Anna was accused of Satanism by a priest, and sentenced to death in 1775 but spared by the executioner who refused to kill an innocent woman. She was then imprisoned until her death in 1781

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An engraving from "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, corresponding to a depiction of Wewe Gombel, a vengeful ghost in Javanese mythology who kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. 1585 CE, British Museum

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An engraving from "Monsters from all parts of the ancient and modern world" by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, corresponding to a depiction of Wewe Gombel, a vengeful ghost in Javanese mythology who kidnaps children and hides them under her breasts. 1585 CE, British Museum

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