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Flags That Look Alike

Figure out which flag to wave.

Galileo spacecraft image of the Moon taken on December 7, 1992. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the image is the Tycho impact basin. The dark areas are lava rock filled impact basins: Oceanus Procellarum (on the left), Mare Imbrium (cont'd

8 Questions About the Moon Answered

Answers for the next time you’re looking at the night sky.

Art texture. Close-up of yellow abstract painting. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society

10 Modernist Art Movements

Is this high art, or could your kid do that?

The Baha'i House of Worship, (Lotus Temple), designed by architect Fariborz Sahba in Delhi, India. (modern architecture; religious temple; religion; Bahapur; white marble)

5 Significant Buildings in Delhi

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Taken at sunset, St. Basil's Cathedral towers over Red Square, Moscow, Russia.

7 Accomplished Paintings in Moscow

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Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

8 Extraordinary Paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

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Flag of South Africa

12 Incredible Buildings in South Africa

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New York city skyline aerial with the Empire State Building, New York City, New York.

13 Iconic Buildings to Visit in New York City

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Great Pyramid of Cheops (Great Pyramid of Khufu) at Giza, Egypt. (Gizah)

9 Historic Places Worth Exploring in Egypt

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Of the few surviving works by Leonardo da Vinci, which ones are...

A mug shot taken by the regional Colombia control agency in Medellin

Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine

Get to know the infamous drug kingpin.

Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

According to our sports editor, at least.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 16, 2014: Victoria and Albert Museum interior view. V&A Museum is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design.

15 Paintings to See at the Victoria and Albert Museum

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Taj Mahal, India

23 Must-See Buildings for Your First Trip to India

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Pre-historic cave painting in the Lascaux cave in Montignac, France

11 Caves That Made History

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Baron Munchhausen. tall tale. Munchausen surprises artillerymen by arriving mounted on a cannon ball. From The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe first published 1785. Chromolithograph, French edition, c1850.

8 of History’s Most Famous Charlatans, Con Artists, and Tricksters

An alchemist who could preserve youth? A nobleman who danced...

Aerial view of Prague City, Czech Republic

9 Buildings Worth Visiting in the Czech Republic

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Visitors to the old Pinakothek in Munich admire the paintings of the great masters of antiquity

6 Paintings Worth a Visit in Munich

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NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Weed. Flower. Taraxacum. Dandelion. T. officinale. Close-up of yellow dandelion flowers.

11 Questions About Useful Plants Answered

This list provides answers to 11 key questions about useful plants.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 'Young Girls at the Piano', 1892. Oil on Canvas, 44x34in. (111.8x 86.4cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, USA. 1975.1.201. One sister is seated at the keyboard (see notes)

21 Notable Paintings in the Musée d’Orsay

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Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

With great power comes great…resistance?

Aerial view of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Mobile, Ala., May 6, 2010. Photo by U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft. BP spill

9 Modern Corporate Criminals

Corporations behaving very badly.

Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.

31 Paintings to See in the Tate Collection

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The Anglican Cathedral in the City of Liverpool in North West England

5 Historic Buildings in Liverpool

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Great Pyramid of Cheops (Great Pyramid of Khufu) at Giza, Egypt. (Gizah)

9 Historic Places Worth Exploring in Egypt

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Colorful mulitcolord illuminated gallery tunnel rainbow passage under NAI building, Netherlands Architecture Institute near Museum Park, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

6 Buildings You'll Want to Visit in the Netherlands

New York city skyline aerial with the Empire State Building, New York City, New York.

13 Iconic Buildings to Visit in New York City

The San Pedro de Atacama Church in San Pedro near the Atacama Desert in northern Chile in South America.

5 Buildings You Have to See in Chile

Beijing Olympics 2008. Beijing National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, Aug. 8, 2008 Beijing, China. Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group (see notes)

5 Stunning Feats of Architecture in Beijing