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Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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Buckingham Palace To Exhibit Unseen Renaissance Drawings
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Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
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We've never been on a tiny island, a place you can run the width of under just a few minutes. We found a place like this, Leleuvia, an island in the Lomaitivi archipelago in Fiji.
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That Time Kenneth Anger Wanted to Make a Film about Cricket – Exclusive
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Sorry for the delays in posting, I have been on a short vacation. So today is one of my favorite (and obscure) fictional pop-up books about space. A really beautifully illustrated 1952 book with some amazing text to accompany it, The Jolly Jump-ups Journey Through Space!
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‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
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How Did Aristotle Shape Ancient Greek Philosophy?
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Who Won the Seven Days Battles?
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How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
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Who Were the Maccabees?
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Human Civilization’s First Cities: 7 of the Oldest
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5 Quotes by Sartre Explained: What These Words Mean for Us Today
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6 Demons in Tibetan Buddhism
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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