look at this absolutely eldritch carrot my partner found at the farmer’s market
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a 1975 Mexican stamp (left) and its 1983 redesign (right) from a series on Mexican exports
Enamelled watch with Flowers (French, between 1630 and 1650) by Josias Jolly
Gold, glass, and paint on ‘basse-taille’ enamel case, gold and paint on ‘basse-taille’ enamel dial.
Wikimedia.
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License.
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‘Genet de l'Estérel’ by Geraud Fils (1900s), ‘Extrait Fleurs du Ciel’ by Roger et Gallet (early 20th century), ‘Lilas Blanc’ by Roger et Gallet (early 20th century).
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1940′s vitrine Adorned with hand painted flowers and fauna accented with gold leaf.
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“This gold wreath conveys the language of love. A plant sacred to the goddess Aphrodite, myrtle was a symbol of love.”
c. 336 B.C
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The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a tower standing on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland.
Science.
I can’t tell what my favorite part is, but it’s either
- scientists wasting budget and time to see if ants count their steps
- the idea to put ants on stilts
- there had to be a guy who made ant stilts and put them on the ants
- confused ants
we have contradictory definitions of the word “wasting”
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