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Hananuma Masakichi's sculpture of himself, completed in 1885 CE. Hananuma Masakichi was a Japanese sculptor specializing in "iki-ningyo" or lifelike dolls. Believing that he was dying from tuberculosis, he sculpted a life size statue of himself as a gift to the woman he loved

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Hananuma Masakichi's sculpture of himself, completed in 1885 CE. Hananuma Masakichi was a Japanese sculptor specializing in "iki-ningyo" or lifelike dolls. Believing that he was dying from tuberculosis, he sculpted a life size statue of himself as a gift to the woman he loved

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A photo from 1934 showing the skeletons of a man and a woman found in the House of the Craftsman in Pompeii. In 2022, scientists have managed to sequence the genome of the man, revealing his genetic profile, and that he had been afflicted by tuberculosis during his lifetime

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A photo from 1934 showing the skeletons of a man and a woman found in the House of the Craftsman in Pompeii. In 2022, scientists have managed to sequence the genome of the man, revealing his genetic profile, and that he had been afflicted by tuberculosis during his lifetime

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The Warrior's Grave at Doigahama, in Japan, of a Yayoi period man who had 15 stone arrowheads driven into bones from chest to waist. It is believed that he was struck at point-blank range and speculated that he was a warrior who fought to protect the village at Doigahama

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The Warrior's Grave at Doigahama, in Japan, of a Yayoi period man who had 15 stone arrowheads driven into bones from chest to waist. It is believed that he was struck at point-blank range and speculated that he was a warrior who fought to protect the village at Doigahama

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Carved wooden sculpture of a demon washing a temple guardian sitting in a bathtub, Japanese, c. 1825-1875.

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Carved wooden sculpture of a demon washing a temple guardian sitting in a bathtub, Japanese, c. 1825-1875.

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Otto Lilienthal was the first to successfully implement the principle of bird flight. He proved that an airplane only flies when its wings are curved like a bird's. Otto Lilienthal flew the hang glider, which is owned by the Deutsches Museum in Munich, himself from 1894 onwards

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Otto Lilienthal was the first to successfully implement the principle of bird flight. He proved that an airplane only flies when its wings are curved like a bird's. Otto Lilienthal flew the hang glider, which is owned by the Deutsches Museum in Munich, himself from 1894 onwards

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