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A Rabbit Rides a Chariot Pulled by Geese in an Ancient Roman Mosaic (2nd century AD)

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Paradise Lost Explained: How John Milton Wrote His Epic Religious Poem from Satan’s Perspective

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Watch Animated Sheet Music for Miles Davis’ “So What,” Coltrane’s “Giant Steps,” and Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation”

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J. R. R. Tolkien Reads from The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings & Other Works

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The Genius Urban Design of Amsterdam: Canals, Dams & Leaning Houses

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Igor Stravinsky’s “Illegal” Arrangement of “The Star Spangled Banner” (1944)

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How Four Masters—Michelangelo, Donatello, Verrocchio & Bernini—Sculpted David

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read

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The Only Painting van Gogh Ever Sold: Discover The Red Vineyard (1888)

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How 16th-Century Artist Joris Hoefnagel Made Insects Beautiful—and Changed Science Forever

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Iconic Animator Chuck Jones Creates an Oscar-Winning Animation About the Virtues of Universal Health Care (1949)

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A Visualization of the History of Technology: 1,889 Innovations Across Three Million Years

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Hear Newly Rediscovered Music by Erik Satie on the 100th Anniversary of His Death

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Hear the World’s Oldest Instrument, the “Neanderthal Flute,” Dating Back Over 43,000 Years

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Watch the Very First YouTube Video, “Me at the Zoo,” Now 20 Years Old

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Hear Alan Watts’s 1960s Prediction That Automation Will Necessitate a Universal Basic Income

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Why Bob Dylan’s Unreleased “Blind Willie McTell” Is Now Considered a Masterpiece

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The Very First Coloring Book, The Little Folks’ Painting Book (Circa 1879)

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How Scientists Recreated Ancient Egypt’s Long-Lost Pigment, “Egyptian Blue”

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“The Vertue of the COFFEE Drink”: An Ad for London’s First Cafe Printed Circa 1652

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