Map of every battle since 2500 BC according to Wikipedia (10,624 battles)

Did you know donkeys are more closely related to zebras than horses? 🦓 All three belong to the Equidae family, but according to their ancestral tree, donkeys and zebras share a more recent common ancestor. 🌳

1529 Map of the Americas by Diego Ribero

Japanese illustrations depicting various types of whales, created between 1603 and 1867 during Japan's Edo period. Currently part of the Kyushu University Museum collection.

Set of glazed ceramic tiles, dating from the 17th century, originating from the Netherlands. Collection: Museum Rotterdam.

Stirrup spout bottle in the form of a frog, crafted from ceramic, belonging to the Moche culture, dated between the 2nd and 5th century AD.

Pair of golden escargot statues used as street signs for a snail merchant, cast metal, 19th century AD, Paris. Collection: Bendigo Art Gallery.

A woodcut map of Thomas More’s Utopia, from Umberto Eco’s survey of history’s greatest imaginary lands.

Ancient map of Cairo

Illustration of a squirrel from Jean Mansel's manuscript "La Fleur des histoires ou les hystores rommaines abregies," created in France in 1454. Currently preserved at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris, Ms 5088 réserve, folio 175v.

Temple of Athena Pronea, Delphi, Greece

Janvier 1953, à Vix. Près de ce petit village de Bourgogne, l'archéologue français Maurice Moisson va mettre au jour une sépulture antique datée du Ve siècle av. J.-C. Et ce qu'il va découvrir dans ce tumulus inviolé va alors bouleverser nos connaissance du monde Celtique. Récit.

Roman limestone stele depicting a young girl playing with a dog, dating from the 2nd century BC, discovered in Alexandria, Egypt. Collection: British Museum.

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If you could name the first city on Mars, what would you name it?

The hanging monasteries of Meteora in the 19th century, Greece

Village d’Estaing en Aveyron

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RIP Brian Wilson 🙏🏻 #TheBeachBoys

C'était dans la nuit du 12 au 13 juin 1998 : le grand navigateur Éric Tabarly meurt en mer d'Irlande à la suite d'une chute à la mer.