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    Cohiba Factory in Havana

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    Cohiba Factory in Havana



    A woman sorts tobacco leaves at the Cohiba cigar factory [El Laguito] in Havana September 10, 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)...

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    [Oldies] Midget Cars. Part II

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 4920, Appealing
    [Oldies] Midget Cars. Part II



    A three wheeled [cabin] scooter manufactured by German aircraft engineers Messerschmitt & Co at factories in Regensburg. (Photo by Hans Enzwieser/BIPs/Getty Images). 1955...

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    Mimmo Paladino Works Of Art In Milan.

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2972, Fact
    Mimmo Paladino Works Of Art In Milan.



    "La Montagna di Sale (The Salt Mountain)" by Mimmo Paladino is displayed in Piazza Duomo on April 5, 2011 in Milan, Italy....

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    40 Years Since Death Of Composer Igor Stravinsky

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 5564, Fact
    40 Years Since Death Of Composer Igor Stravinsky



    [Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian-born, naturalized French, later naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the century. He became a naturalized French citizen in 1934 and a naturalized US citizen in 1945. In addition to the recognition he received for his compositions, he also achieved fame as a...

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    Sinkholes

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    Sinkholes



    A giant sinkhole in Guatemala City, on May 31, 2010. More than 94,000 were evacuated as the storm buried homes under mud, swept away a highway bridge near Guatemala City and opened up several sinkholes in the capital. (Photo by Casa Presidencial/Reuters via The Atlantic)...

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    One Of The Most Valuable Old Masters Ever Offered At Auction Is Displayed At Christies

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2791, Fact
    One Of The Most Valuable Old Masters Ever Offered At Auction Is Displayed At Christies



    [George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: Christies employees stand beside a painting entitled [Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a Trainer, a Stable-Lad, and a Jockey] by George Stubbs on April 6, 2011 in London, England. The painting is expected to sell for in excess of £20M GBP, making it one of the most expensive Old Master paintings ever sold at auction when it goes on sale at the Old Masters and British paintings evening sale at Christies auction house...

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    Simply: Stephen Fry

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3781, Fact
    Simply: Stephen Fry



    [Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation [The Cellar Tapes], which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster]. – Wikipedia

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    Bill Gates Meets With German Government Leaders

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2825, Fact
    Bill Gates Meets With German Government Leaders



    [The ONE Campaign is a international, nonpartisan, non-profit organization which aims to increase government funding for and effectiveness of international aid programs. ONE was originally founded by a coalition of 11 non-profit humanitarian and advocacy organizations — including DATA, World Vision, Oxfam America, and Bread for the World — with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2007, ONE announced that it would be merging with DATA. Currently, ONE is campaigning for resources to help developing countries adapt to climate change. During the 2008 U.S. presidential...

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    ALL 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest – in HIGH RESOLUTION. Part 4: [Travel Portraits] Weeks 1-6

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3935, Appealing
    ALL 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest – in HIGH RESOLUTION. Part 4: [Travel Portraits] Weeks 1-6



    [Kids of Sapa]. Four little beautiful Hmong girls from Lao Chai Village, near Sapa, Vietnam. (Photo and caption by Felipe Hanower/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)...

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    Picture Post Shoots The Monaco Royal Wedding (1956)

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3023, Fact
    Picture Post Shoots The Monaco Royal Wedding (1956)



    Boys in ceremonial uniform at the civil wedding ceremony of American actress Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco at the Princes Palace of Monaco, 18th April 1956. Original publication: Picture Post - 8336 - The Hour Of Marriage - pub. 28th April 1956....

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Cohiba Factory in Havana

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3103, Appealing
Cohiba Factory in Havana



A woman sorts tobacco leaves at the Cohiba cigar factory [El Laguito] in Havana September 10, 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)...

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[Oldies] Midget Cars. Part II

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 4920, Appealing
[Oldies] Midget Cars. Part II



A three wheeled [cabin] scooter manufactured by German aircraft engineers Messerschmitt & Co at factories in Regensburg. (Photo by Hans Enzwieser/BIPs/Getty Images). 1955...

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Mimmo Paladino Works Of Art In Milan.

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2972, Fact
Mimmo Paladino Works Of Art In Milan.



"La Montagna di Sale (The Salt Mountain)" by Mimmo Paladino is displayed in Piazza Duomo on April 5, 2011 in Milan, Italy....

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40 Years Since Death Of Composer Igor Stravinsky

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 5564, Fact
40 Years Since Death Of Composer Igor Stravinsky



[Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian-born, naturalized French, later naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the century. He became a naturalized French citizen in 1934 and a naturalized US citizen in 1945. In addition to the recognition he received for his compositions, he also achieved fame as a...

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Sinkholes

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3687, Appealing
Sinkholes



A giant sinkhole in Guatemala City, on May 31, 2010. More than 94,000 were evacuated as the storm buried homes under mud, swept away a highway bridge near Guatemala City and opened up several sinkholes in the capital. (Photo by Casa Presidencial/Reuters via The Atlantic)...

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One Of The Most Valuable Old Masters Ever Offered At Auction Is Displayed At Christies

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2791, Fact
One Of The Most Valuable Old Masters Ever Offered At Auction Is Displayed At Christies



[George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses]. – Wikipedia

Photo: LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: Christies employees stand beside a painting entitled [Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a Trainer, a Stable-Lad, and a Jockey] by George Stubbs on April 6, 2011 in London, England. The painting is expected to sell for in excess of £20M GBP, making it one of the most expensive Old Master paintings ever sold at auction when it goes on sale at the Old Masters and British paintings evening sale at Christies auction house...

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Simply: Stephen Fry

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3781, Fact
Simply: Stephen Fry



[Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation [The Cellar Tapes], which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster]. – Wikipedia

Photo: English...

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Bill Gates Meets With German Government Leaders

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2825, Fact
Bill Gates Meets With German Government Leaders



[The ONE Campaign is a international, nonpartisan, non-profit organization which aims to increase government funding for and effectiveness of international aid programs. ONE was originally founded by a coalition of 11 non-profit humanitarian and advocacy organizations — including DATA, World Vision, Oxfam America, and Bread for the World — with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2007, ONE announced that it would be merging with DATA. Currently, ONE is campaigning for resources to help developing countries adapt to climate change. During the 2008 U.S. presidential...

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ALL 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest – in HIGH RESOLUTION. Part 4: [Travel Portraits] Weeks 1-6

  • 80
Author: jone from 14 November, views 3935, Appealing
ALL 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest – in HIGH RESOLUTION. Part 4: [Travel Portraits] Weeks 1-6



[Kids of Sapa]. Four little beautiful Hmong girls from Lao Chai Village, near Sapa, Vietnam. (Photo and caption by Felipe Hanower/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)...

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Picture Post Shoots The Monaco Royal Wedding (1956)

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3023, Fact
Picture Post Shoots The Monaco Royal Wedding (1956)



Boys in ceremonial uniform at the civil wedding ceremony of American actress Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco at the Princes Palace of Monaco, 18th April 1956. Original publication: Picture Post - 8336 - The Hour Of Marriage - pub. 28th April 1956....

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