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On 4 February 1912 the French tailor Franz Reichelt, who had devised a parachute suit for jumps from a great height, tested his own invention on himself by leaping from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, from 57 metres
On 4 February 1912 the French tailor Franz Reichelt, who had devised a parachute suit for jumps from a great height, tested his own invention on himself by leaping from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, from 57 metres. And was killed
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Prince William photographed his mother when he was 14
When Princess Diana died, Prince William was 15 and Prince Harry was 12
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Pity the Poor Good Soul
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Two transparent tubes with flanges on dark green cloth
Architecture · Observations · Science
In the French spa town of Rive-de-Gier, a glass pipeline appeared as early as the middle of the 19th century
I am not sure that such sewerage systems are in use today, but glass pipelines are employed in industrial production
Art · Museums · Paris · People
"Nature endowed him with a body remarkable for its slenderness and bearing, and fully matching the nobility of his spirit…
"Nature endowed him with a body remarkable for its slenderness and bearing, and fully matching the nobility of his spirit… He had an expressive face, flashing eyes, a nose of noble shape,… a rather long neck, a very broad chest, a taut belly, muscular thighs, strong and shapely shins.
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The Louvre's east façade colonnade by Claude Perrault, elder brother of the storyteller
And from our window the Place du Louvre is in view. A view of the colonnade of the east façade of the Louvre, a true masterpiece of French classicism. But we do not peep out of every secret little window of the royal palaces for nothing. Another name for this
Geography · Maps · Ethnography
Mordvates on Nicolas Sanson's Map of Muscovy, the State of the Tsar and Grand Duke of White Russia, 1660
The land of the Mordvins lies between Ryazan and the Cheremis. Next to it is the Pole, occupied by Cossacks.
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Of a true official one cannot say that he is sometimes more of an official and sometimes less: he is always, and in full measure, nothing but an official
"The Castle", Franz Kafka. To my mind, this is the finest Kafka cover I have ever come across
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Rembrandt's 1631 painting of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Rembrandt, 1631
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