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    Funerals 1860–1910

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    Funerals 1860–1910



    A spotless GWR (Great Western Railway) locomotive, the [Royal Sovereign] waiting to carry Queen Victorias coffin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 28th January 1901...

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    Specimens In The Metropolitan Police's Illegal Trade In Endangered Species Exhibition

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2950, Sad
    Specimens In The Metropolitan Police's Illegal Trade In Endangered Species Exhibition



    A 10 week old stuffed Tiger cub and a Tortoise are displayed in a cabinet at an [Endangered Species] exhibition at London Zoo on September 12, 2011 in London, England. The exhibition is organised by [Operation Charm], a Metropolitan Police partnership aimed at tackling the illegal trade in endangered wildlife and runs for one month at London Zoo. Items include the tooth of a sperm whale, Ivory carvings, and a stuffed Tiger. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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    Auction Takes Place To Decide The Most Expensive Beef In Hyogo

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2459, Fact
    Auction Takes Place To Decide The Most Expensive Beef In Hyogo



    A cow rests in a pen during the 93rd Hyogo Prefecture Livestock Industry Promoting Event on October 23, 2011 in Kobe, Japan. Hyogo is the center of producing fine beef such as Kobe beef and Tajima beef, and the highest hammer price of the auction was 5,001,000 Japanese yen (65,578.28 U.S. Dollars). Livestock Industry Promoting Event organizing official said, Fukushima nuclear accident and economy crises affected become les the price of Kobe and Tajima beef in this year. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)...

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    Georgia Executes Troy Davis

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3338, Sad
    Georgia Executes Troy Davis



    Solana Plains (R) escorts a distraught Elijah West, cousin of Troy Davis, out of the Towaliga County Line Baptist Church that is across from the Jackson State Prison for the planned execution of inmate Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 in Jackson, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)...

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    A Sun Drop Diamond Forms Part Of Sothebys Magnificent Jewels Sale

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    A Sun Drop Diamond Forms Part Of Sothebys Magnificent Jewels Sale



    A Sothebys employee holds a 110.03 carat sun-drop diamond on October 24, 2011 in London, England. The diamond is the largest yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world, and is expected to fetch between $11-15 Million USD when it is sold at auction at Sothebys Auction house in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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    China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012: Day 3

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2795, Fact
    China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012: Day 3



    Models showcase designs on the catwalk during the SCFASHION Qi Gang Spring/Summer 2012 show on the Fourth day of China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 at the Banquet Hall, Beijing Hotel on October 27, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)...

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    Steve Jobs Dies At 56...

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3135, Sad
    Steve Jobs Dies At 56...



    Flowers and an iPad showing a picture of Steve Jobs are placed at a makeshift memorial for Steve Jobs at the Apple headquarters on October 5, 2011 in Cupertino, California. Jobs, 56, passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer... (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)...

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    Cockayne Syndrome

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 5842, Sad
    Cockayne Syndrome



    [Cockayne syndrome (also called Weber-Cockayne syndrome, or Neill-Dingwall Syndrome) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by growth failure, impaired development of the nervous system, abnormal sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity), and premature aging. Hearing loss and eye abnormalities (pigmentary retinopathy) are other common features, but problems with any or all of the internal organs are possible. It is associated with a group of disorders called leukodystrophies. The underlying disorder is a defect in a DNA repair mechanism. It is named after...

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    Effigy Of Wall Street Banker Hangs By Freeway In Miami

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2856, Fact
    Effigy Of Wall Street Banker Hangs By Freeway In Miami



    Photographer, Baron DaParre takes a picture of young model Danette Vega below an effigy dressed as a Wall Street banker hanging from a telephone wire on October 28, 2011 in Miami, Florida. As protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protesters continue around the country an artist known as Above, created the installation which hangs above a mural that reads [Give a Wall St. banker enough rope and he will hang himself]. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)...

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    Trash And People

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 5153, Sad
    Trash And People



    A Cambodian girl goes through the garbage dump looking for things to recycle in order to survive July 26, 2003 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Rampant corruption in this impoverished country has lead to extreme poverty with many Cambodians living below the poverty line. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)...

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Funerals 1860–1910

  • 100
Author: alice from 14 November, views 4092, Fact
Funerals 1860–1910



A spotless GWR (Great Western Railway) locomotive, the [Royal Sovereign] waiting to carry Queen Victorias coffin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 28th January 1901...

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Specimens In The Metropolitan Police's Illegal Trade In Endangered Species Exhibition

  • 60
Author: jone from 14 November, views 2950, Sad
Specimens In The Metropolitan Police's Illegal Trade In Endangered Species Exhibition



A 10 week old stuffed Tiger cub and a Tortoise are displayed in a cabinet at an [Endangered Species] exhibition at London Zoo on September 12, 2011 in London, England. The exhibition is organised by [Operation Charm], a Metropolitan Police partnership aimed at tackling the illegal trade in endangered wildlife and runs for one month at London Zoo. Items include the tooth of a sperm whale, Ivory carvings, and a stuffed Tiger. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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Auction Takes Place To Decide The Most Expensive Beef In Hyogo

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2459, Fact
Auction Takes Place To Decide The Most Expensive Beef In Hyogo



A cow rests in a pen during the 93rd Hyogo Prefecture Livestock Industry Promoting Event on October 23, 2011 in Kobe, Japan. Hyogo is the center of producing fine beef such as Kobe beef and Tajima beef, and the highest hammer price of the auction was 5,001,000 Japanese yen (65,578.28 U.S. Dollars). Livestock Industry Promoting Event organizing official said, Fukushima nuclear accident and economy crises affected become les the price of Kobe and Tajima beef in this year. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)...

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Georgia Executes Troy Davis

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3338, Sad
Georgia Executes Troy Davis



Solana Plains (R) escorts a distraught Elijah West, cousin of Troy Davis, out of the Towaliga County Line Baptist Church that is across from the Jackson State Prison for the planned execution of inmate Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 in Jackson, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)...

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A Sun Drop Diamond Forms Part Of Sothebys Magnificent Jewels Sale

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 5833, Fact
A Sun Drop Diamond Forms Part Of Sothebys Magnificent Jewels Sale



A Sothebys employee holds a 110.03 carat sun-drop diamond on October 24, 2011 in London, England. The diamond is the largest yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world, and is expected to fetch between $11-15 Million USD when it is sold at auction at Sothebys Auction house in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)...

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China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012: Day 3

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2795, Fact
China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012: Day 3



Models showcase designs on the catwalk during the SCFASHION Qi Gang Spring/Summer 2012 show on the Fourth day of China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 at the Banquet Hall, Beijing Hotel on October 27, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)...

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Steve Jobs Dies At 56...

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3135, Sad
Steve Jobs Dies At 56...



Flowers and an iPad showing a picture of Steve Jobs are placed at a makeshift memorial for Steve Jobs at the Apple headquarters on October 5, 2011 in Cupertino, California. Jobs, 56, passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer... (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)...

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Cockayne Syndrome

  • 80
Author: peter from 14 November, views 5842, Sad
Cockayne Syndrome



[Cockayne syndrome (also called Weber-Cockayne syndrome, or Neill-Dingwall Syndrome) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by growth failure, impaired development of the nervous system, abnormal sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity), and premature aging. Hearing loss and eye abnormalities (pigmentary retinopathy) are other common features, but problems with any or all of the internal organs are possible. It is associated with a group of disorders called leukodystrophies. The underlying disorder is a defect in a DNA repair mechanism. It is named after...

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Effigy Of Wall Street Banker Hangs By Freeway In Miami

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2856, Fact
Effigy Of Wall Street Banker Hangs By Freeway In Miami



Photographer, Baron DaParre takes a picture of young model Danette Vega below an effigy dressed as a Wall Street banker hanging from a telephone wire on October 28, 2011 in Miami, Florida. As protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protesters continue around the country an artist known as Above, created the installation which hangs above a mural that reads [Give a Wall St. banker enough rope and he will hang himself]. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)...

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Trash And People

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 5153, Sad
Trash And People



A Cambodian girl goes through the garbage dump looking for things to recycle in order to survive July 26, 2003 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Rampant corruption in this impoverished country has lead to extreme poverty with many Cambodians living below the poverty line. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)...

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