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In 1731, King Frederick I of Sweden was gifted with a lion that, after its death, he sent to be stuffed and preserved. The only issue was that the people doing the taxidermy had never actually seen a lion. This, the Lion of Gripsholm Castle, is the finished product:​

 

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This is how much it cost to buy a whole bunch of groceries in 1988, almost 40 years ago:​

Today that'll get you about two and half bell peppers.

 

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the first class menu on the Titanic the day the ship sunk

The Second class menu..

The 3rd class menu ..the day so many died...

 

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This is Henry Behrens, at one time the world's smallest man, doing a little tango with a cat:​