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Goodyear’s illuminated tires prototype in 1961

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats untethered away from the safety of the space shuttle, with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive. The first person in history to do so.

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Library found in Tibet containing 84,000 secret manuscripts (books), including history of mankind for over 1000 years. Sakya Monastery Perhaps the largest library in the world in the distant history of the planet. It was discovered behind a huge wall. It is 60m long and 10m high.

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Anthropologist Grover Krantz donated his body to science, with one condition: that his dog would stay close to him. (Smithsonian, Washington, DC. )

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One of the most detailed picture ever taken from Jupiter so far. (NASA)

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William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He drew self-portraits until he could barely recognize his own face.

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A different perspective on how a very little “something” , can do a lot over time.

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What the pyramid looked like. Originally encased in white lime stone with a peak made of solid gold.

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West Papua delegate at U.N. Headquarters, NY

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