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Quiz: Can you name the
#museums that hold the Rosetta Stone, the Spirit of St. Louis, and Michelangelo's David? https://www.britannica.com/quiz/museums-of-the-western-world …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
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#FlorenceFosterJenkins (portrayed on film last year by Meryl Streep) was born#OTD in 1868. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Florence-Foster-Jenkins …pic.twitter.com/aDF7HJOmraThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
The Irish potato famine killed about a million people. And it all started with a bit of mold.https://www.britannica.com/spotlight/the-mold-that-wrecked-ireland …
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#OTD in 1848 the woman suffrage movement in the U.S. was launched with the opening of the Seneca Falls Convention. https://www.britannica.com/event/Seneca-Falls-Convention …pic.twitter.com/STRsPIk3qcThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
In 1972 a plane crashed in the Andes. When supplies ran out, the survivors resorted to cannibalism. New entry: https://www.britannica.com/event/Uruguayan-Air-Force-flight-571 …pic.twitter.com/YDhkVmaLm4
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It turns out that naked mole rats can go without oxygen for more than 18 minutes.https://www.britannica.com/spotlight/the-naked-mole-rats-latest-superpower …
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Nelson Mandela, who fought for racial equality and became South Africa's 1st black president, was born
#OTD in 1918. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nelson-Mandela …pic.twitter.com/aAotiT0u4fThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
The name
#TropicalStormDon might seem like political commentary, but such names are determined years in advance.https://www.britannica.com/demystified/how-are-hurricanes-and-typhoons-named …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
In some parts of the world,
#calligraphy is considered a major art form akin to painting or sculpture.#videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6S4MypykRI …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
The design of the U.K.'s new £10 banknote, which features
#JaneAusten, has been controversial.#JaneAusten200 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Enduring-Legacy-of-Jane-Austen-The-1945928 …pic.twitter.com/56VVaLlXzvThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
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#JaneAusten died 200 years ago#OTD. In honor of the anniversary, we wrote a quiz.#JaneAusten200 https://www.britannica.com/quiz/jane-austen …pic.twitter.com/VAiWaBQNhYThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
How important was George Romero in defining the modern zombie? Our zombie entry mentions him in the first paragraph. https://www.britannica.com/topic/zombie-fictional-creature …pic.twitter.com/nVF8xOQYd5
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Russia's last royal family was executed
#OnThisDay in 1918. For years there were rumors that one of them survived.https://www.britannica.com/demystified/did-duchess-anastasia-survive-her-familys-execution …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
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@dunkirkmovie this weekend? Here's the#history behind the movie.https://www.britannica.com/event/Dunkirk-evacuation …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, has died of cancer at age 40.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maryam-Mirzakhani …
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Trending: beach grass (genus Ammophila). Learn some beach botany while you sunbathe!https://www.britannica.com/plant/beach-grass …
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It's often said that we use only a very small portion of our brain. But actual brain scans tell a different story.https://www.britannica.com/demystified/do-we-really-use-only-10-percent-of-our-brain …
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#OTD in 1917 the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas became the Windsors, courtesy of George V. And anti-German sentiment.https://www.britannica.com/topic/house-of-Windsor …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo -
The world's largest collection of seeds is secured on an island in the Arctic Ocean.https://www.britannica.com/spotlight/a-seed-filled-doomsday-fortress …
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Zany comedian Phyllis Diller, one of the first female stand-up comics, was born 100 years ago today.
#OTD https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phyllis-Diller …pic.twitter.com/1AaNIwNVnHThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
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