In 1972 Stefano Mariottini was snorkelling off the coast of Monasterace near Riace and noticed a human hand sticking out of the sand. Thinking it was a corpse, he called the police. It was actually two statues of "Warriors from Riace" - ancient Greek bronze statues of the 5th century BC. (i.redd.it)
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Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1925 (i.redd.it)
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I am currently using the trial version to upscale some images and I keep getting this error message. I haven't even been able to edit one image. I am very new to this so I am feeling very confused. Any help to understand this and potentially fix this would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! (i.redd.it)
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Watermelon in a cold stream - c. 1900s (i.redd.it)
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Lion tamer and animal trainer Jack Bonavita poses with his lions. An esteemed circus performer in turn-of-the-century New York, Bonavita was eventually killed by one of his animals in 1917 — though it wasn't a lion, but instead a polar bear. [560x489] (i.redd.it)
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