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Wax Statue of Jane Austen Uses Forensic Science to Create Accurate Likeness

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Funny Twitter thread about how medieval artists didnt know what animals looked like, had to guess or get creative | Daniel Holland @DannyDutch thread medieval paintings animals look nothing like real animals because artist had never seen them. Starting with Oyster | This elephant with tornado trunk. By Jacob van Maerlant Der Naturen Bloeme

Twitter Thread: Medieval Artists Had No Idea What Animals Looked Like

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One Pop Quiz to Rule Them All

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That Was Quick

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How Were The Pyramids Really Built?

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Learn About Ol' Honest Abe Lincoln

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The History of Birthdays

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The Bronze Age

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America's High Schoolers: Almost Too Dumb To Function

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Some Interesting Facts About USA's Founding Fathers

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The First Liquid Fueled Rocket Was Launched on a Golf Course

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50 More Facts About the 50 States

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History of Slang

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US History, Filled With Octopuses

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Ancient Chinese Motorcycle, Eh?

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