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Microsoft Productivity Pack for Windows (1992)

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Schloss Augustusburg, Brühl, NRW, Deutschland

A. Savin Photography / Maik Monuments

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English added by me :)

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Glow worm cave, New Zealand

danielkordan

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Shallan!

An old piece I made a long time ago. I still like it though, so I thought I might share it here too. ✨

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2025 February 18

Thor’s Helmet versus the Seagull Image Credit & Copyright: Nicolas Martino, Adrien Soto, Louis Leroux & Yann Sainty

Explanation: Seen as a seagull and a duck, these nebulae are not the only cosmic clouds to evoke images of flight. But both are winging their way across this broad celestial landscape, spanning almost 7 degrees across planet Earth’s night sky toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major). The expansive Seagull (top center) is itself composed of two major cataloged emission nebulas. Brighter NGC 2327 forms the head with the more diffuse IC 2177 as the wings and body. Impressively, the Seagull’s wingspan would correspond to about 250 light-years at the nebula’s estimated distance of 3,800 light-years. At the lower right, the Duck appears much more compact and would span only about 50 light-years given its 15,000 light-year distance estimate. Blown by energetic winds from an extremely massive, hot star near its center, the Duck nebula is cataloged as NGC 2359. Of course, the Duck’s thick body and winged appendages also lend it the slightly more dramatic popular moniker, Thor’s Helmet.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250218.html

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Netsuke, 19th century. Japan. The MET.

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In a fascinating archaeological find, a 9th-century Viking woman's burial revealed a ring inscribed with the Arabic phrase "for Allah," highlighting intriguing cultural connections between Norse and Islamic worlds.

Discovered in Birka, Sweden, a prominent Viking trading hub, the ring's inscription points to the extensive trade routes and interactions of the Viking Age. This discovery suggests that the Viking woman, possibly of high status, had significant contact with the Islamic world or was part of a broader exchange network.

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Does Tumblr know about the travesty that is the optimal (as far as we know) configuration to pack 17 squares in a larger square?

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NICOS!

CRT-TV Drums. The sound is produced by catching static electricity from a CRT with the hands and sending electrical signals through the body to a guitar amplifier📺

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ブラウン管ドラム。ブラウン管テレビの静電気を手でキャッチして身体を通して電気信号をギターアンプに送ることで音を鳴らす📺

Played by Ei Wada

Created by Ei Wada x Rinichi Washimi x Nicos Orchest-Lab

NEW SINGLE / VIDEO ALBUM

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I can’t make pasta any more without mumbling to myself, “wet the drys… then dry the wets…”

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The Galeón Andalucía is a replica of a 17th century Warship now in London, St. Katherine’s dock just by the Tower of London. This is her heading up river passing royal Greenwich, to Tower Bridge.

Source

Music ICARUS (Orchestral Version) (feat. ARKAI)

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Cloisonné goblet, 1876. Japan. The Walters Art Museum.

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Alpine lotus leaf flower