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The Great Oxford Poop Prank

Don't you guano know what happened?
Cara Giaimo March 26, 2018
West Point Lighthouse at Fort Lawton (Discovery Park).
Seattle, Washington

Fort Lawton

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
A photograph by F. W. Guerin from the turn of the century shows a woman holding a book.
objects of intrigue

The Victorian Cards That Explained How to Use a Book to Flirt

"Resting on right cheek: You are too willing."
Natasha Frost March 23, 2018
'The Queen' replica on display.
Windsor, England

'The Queen' Locomotive

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.
Former pier-head at Withernsea.
Withernsea, England

The Sandcastle

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
The Halifax gibbet
Halifax, England

The Halifax Gibbet

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
So many species, each with a name.
science

The Beautiful Complexity of Naming Every Living Thing

After two centuries of binomial nomenclature, scientists are nowhere close to running out of things to document.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 22, 2018
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs.
Venice, Italy

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
A 19th-century photograph shows a group of Choctaw people.
native americans

Why the Choctaw People Sent Their Meager Funds to Ireland

An incredible act of generosity sparked a 171-year bond between two peoples.
Natasha Frost March 21, 2018
Part of Harris's interest in the culinary traditions of Maryland involves the rich history that accompanies it.
collections

The Blogger Quietly Preserving Maryland’s Culinary History

Kara Mae Harris hopes to archive every local cookbook.
Kristina Gaddy March 20, 2018
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Apothecary Hall

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.
The Bahdinan Gate.
Amedi, Iraq

Bahdinan Gate

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.
The museum.
Stoneville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Beothuk Interpretation Centre

The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.
The Eldgjá canyon today.
volcanoes

A Volcano Helped Iceland Convert to Christianity

The 10th-century Eldgjá eruption looked a lot like the end of the world.
Sarah Laskow March 19, 2018
Farmer's market on the bridge.
Monmouth, Wales

Monnow Bridge

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
Banana docks, New York, ca. 1890-1910.
photography

The Passionate Photo Colorizers Who Are Humanizing the Past

When black-and-white images can be hard to relate to, adding color evokes empathy.
Gray Chapman March 19, 2018
Thomas Edison and his early phonograph, circa 1877.
science

Thomas Edison Was an Early Adopter of the Word ‘Bug’

In an 1878 letter, he uses the term to refer to a technological glitch.
Sarah Laskow March 16, 2018
A lower denture from the 1800s made of human teeth and hippopotamus bone.
teeth

When Dentures Used Real Human Teeth

"Waterloo teeth" represent a more ghoulish time in the history of dentistry.
Eric Grundhauser March 15, 2018