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Berggasthof Aescher on the path through the Wildkirchli caves in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland, is built into the cliff of the mountains. This view of its main facade in particular is famous.

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The Man with the Rubber Head is a 1901 silent short by Georges Méliès with the famous trick of an inflating head, achieved by a combination of close-ups and multiple exposures.

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