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1920s :: Aerial View of Poona ( Pune ) Railway Station

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Navy pilot lands on the wrong aircraft carrier, 1952.

One of the most legendary "wrong deck" landings of 1952 involved a U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee from Fighter Squadron 62 (VF-62).

The pilot, running low on fuel, mistakenly landed on the USS Wasp (CV-18) instead of his assigned ship, the USS Coral Sea (CVB-43).

Because landing on the wrong vessel was a serious navigational faux pas, the "host" crew would subject the misdirected aircraft to classic naval hazing, covering the jet in humorous, mocking graffiti.

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Pepsi Cola label from the USSR, 1980s.

[Justin Schroeder @jpschroeder]

My kids have unlimited screen time.

On a 1991 Powerbook 170.

[Kyle Anthony Miller @kyleanthony]

New design language for a NYC based robotics company

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145 Comics purchased from the Sringeri Shop now online

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El MIT lleva décadas financiando a Nancy Kanwisher para demostrar una sola cosa:

Tu cerebro te engaña constantemente y puede construir la realidad que deseas.

7 lecciones de su obra.

1. Lo que "ves" no es el mundo.

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

A queen who ruled without shouting—her Cartier rubies hid power, politics, and silent revolution behind elegance.

The Cartier Ruby and Diamond Parure worn by Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur represents one of the most refined expressions of twentieth-century royal elegance. Created in Cartier’s London workshop in 1954, the necklace reflects the post-war shift in high jewelry toward clean lines, architectural structure, and understated luxury. Designed as a rigid platinum collar, it centers on a striking ruby and diamond composition that embodies both restraint and brilliance, perfectly aligned with Gayatri Devi’s famously elegant personal style.

Unlike traditional heavy royal ornaments, this Cartier creation was engineered with versatility in mind. The central ruby-and-diamond element can be detached and worn separately as a clip brooch, showcasing Cartier’s technical mastery in modular jewelry design. The pointed clasp, set with a precisely cut fancy diamond, serves not only as a functional fastening but also as a deliberate aesthetic focal point, reinforcing the geometric harmony of the entire piece.

Interestingly, the accompanying earrings were created earlier, around 1940–1950, and were not originally intended as part of the same set. Their pairing with the necklace demonstrates how high jewelry evolves beyond its original conception, with later styling choices transforming separate creations into a unified visual language. Together, they create a dialogue across decades of Cartier craftsmanship, blending different design eras into a single royal expression.

Maharani Gayatri Devi herself was known for redefining the image of Indian royalty in the modern world. Educated in London and admired internationally for her poise, she favored jewelry that emphasized elegance over excess. Her appearance in Cartier pieces reinforced her identity as a modern royal figure—one who combined tradition with global sophistication, and who used style as a subtle form of cultural diplomacy.

Today, this Cartier ruby parure is preserved within the British Museum’s collection and has been featured in major international exhibitions, including Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts. More than a jewel, it stands as a symbol of refined power—where beauty is expressed through precision, balance, and quiet authority rather than ostentation.

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@luusssso 😍😍

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A thread of every official World Cup poster from 1930-2026

There are some real gems in here

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Microsoft Windows 98 Internet Explorer and all the taskbar add-ons that proliferated.

They paired nicely with the pop-ups and blinking text.

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

WOW!

I just got 46 years of Press Pub. Co. (The New York World) The World Almanac and Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts!

An individual had digitalized all the missing volumes not found online and sent them to me for my AI training.

It is 1886-1931 and this compliments my digital collation of all the Poor Richard’s Almanacs and various earlier ones from England. I now have 517 Almanacs I will train YOUR AI on.

None of the large AI companies have access to this many volumes as so many are missing from the online archives, private and university libraries. I am missing only one year full year on any single almanac and have obviously a few different published volumes on some years.

I can say this with certainty: we will have new data not currently accepted from this very, very. High protein data.

More soon.

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Grass court season is here 🌱

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A lesson on how to check email in 1984.

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let’s see what they talk about 3D TV in “1987”

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Monsters, Inc. website in 2001

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Same guy btw

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In 2013, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss created a haunting temporary artwork on the beach at Arromanches in Normandy...

The project was called The Fallen 9000. Using stencils and rakes, volunteers etched thousands of human silhouettes into the sand, each one representing a life lost during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.
The figures honoured Allied soldiers, German soldiers, and civilians who died during one of the most important days of World War II.

What began with a smaller team of volunteers grew as hundreds of local residents arrived to help finish the installation.

The coolest, most powerful part was that it was never meant to last.

Within hours, the tide came in and slowly erased the silhouettes from the beach. That was the point. The artwork showed how quickly individual lives can disappear into history, even when the event itself changes the world forever.

On D-Day, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. The operation helped break Hitler’s Atlantic Wall and opened the road toward the end of World War II in Europe.

The installation took place on International Peace Day in 2013 and was designed as a visual reminder of the human cost of war, not just the military scale of D-Day. History Hit and Colossal both identify the work as a tribute to civilians, Germans, and Allied forces killed during the landings.

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1946 :: Suhrawardy Govt Gags Press In Bengal