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This 2,000-year-old sapphire ring is thought to have belonged to Caligula, the notoriously tyrannical ancient Roman emperor who ruled from 37 CE. But his reign was cut short after four years when he was assassinated by his own Praetorian Guards. The portrait on the ring appears to be Caligula’s...

The Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, began construction in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and was finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau) until 1841, Charles Bridge was the most important connection between...

Giovanni Bugatti (1779–1869) was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. He was the longest-serving executioner in the States and was nicknamed the master of justice. Up until 1810, the method of execution was beheading by axe, hanging or mallet. The French introduced...

Haha, good.

The Reading Girl by Pietro Magni, 1861

32,000-Year-Old Plant Brought Back to Life—Oldest Yet The one on the left is the modern variety of Silene stenophylla the others are from the 32,000 year old seeds.

The angel that guards the tomb of the Oneto family, in the cemetery of Staglieno, in Genoa. The statue was sculpted in 1882 by Giulio Monteverde.

An Egyptian mosaic depicting a naughty dog from 200-100 BC.

The armor of Emperor Maximilian II of Austria, made in 1555.

Live leak embeds don't seem to be working so here. Amusing Fight in Ukraine

This was fun. Obviously the score has since changed and will continue to.

The UN, screwing everything in sight as usual.

https://www.disclose.tv/life-savings-of-a-15th-century-samurai-unearthed-in-japan-404347

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/23/882626562/deadly-earthquake-rattles-southern-mexico This was a 7.4 magnitude quake and so far 5 people have been confirmed dead.

Russia Unveils New Military Mega-Church Say what you want about Russia but it's wonderful to see a country build something that isn't a variant of the glass rectangle for once.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-06-10/massive-asian-drug-bust-has-stirred-fentanyl-mystery

Oof...

A guy goes camping in the bushes of European cities while delivering some dry humor on what he sees and experiences.

This was lovely.

Some Lithuanian Soviet history.

Wholesome.

This was fun.