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Grotesque mask in Marksburg Castle, Germany, was used for torture. Jailers often heated such devices until they glowed before clamping them on traitors’ faces.

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EMERALD GREEN CUT VELVET CAPE, 1870’s - 1880’s.

Velvet triangle having a deep floral border with cord and velvet trim having knotted fringe and quilted silk lining.

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silver drachm of corinth with pegasus, late classical or early hellenistic period.

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(teleports to 13th century europe) Nobody on their phones. What a beautiful sight :) (peasant beside me cherishes his last gasp of amazement at my clean ass jordans as he dies of common fever)

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daniel handler // richard siken

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Pikachu Bars

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Cellulose nitrate was used to make dice from the late 1860s until the middle of the twentieth century, and the material remains stable for decades. Then, in a flash, they can dramatically decompose. Nitric acid is released in a process called outgassing. The dice cleave, crumble, and then implode.

From Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck by Ricky Jay and Rosamond Purcell, 2002.

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there is beauty in the mundane. life doesn't have to be constantly adventurous and excting to be fun or worth living. there's beauty in spending a saturday baking cookies and reading a good book. there's beauty in taking a hot shower after a hard day. there's beauty in ordering pizza and watching a movie with your best friend. these things are just as worthwhile as travelling the world or skydiving. you're allowed to appreciate small joy, as well as big joy. you'll be happier for it.