
A. B. Thompson
@procrastixote
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Photographer; editor and writer; art researcher. Studied archaeology. Often in transit. Sun, sand, blue, white. Some prints here: https://t.co/ecERPIbQGp
Cyprus / South China Sea
Joined October 2011
Truly the wellspring of civilization. Everyone needs a bidet.
A Ministerial Decree in Italy requires that bidets be installed in all residential bathrooms throughout the country. It states, specifically: “in each house, at least one bathroom must have the following fixtures: a toilet, a bidet, a bathtub or shower, and a sink.”
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RT @jdmccafferty: Here are brilliantly captivating Arcimboldo-esque figures of kitchen utensils from Giovanni Batista Bracelli in “Bizzarie….
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It's worth pointing out that these mountains are in the northeast part of North America, not out west with the likes of the Rocky Mountains or the Sierra Nevada. And they look pretty wild, don't they? But they're only about half a day's drive from New York City.
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The Italians just couldn't catch a break. I always thought it was funny that their tank output during World War I was one or two, total.
Another Italian stronghold in Ethiopia falls: Gen. Pietro Gazzera surrenders Saïo to Congolese soldiers, who have marched over 1,000 kilometres across Africa in service to Belgian colonial govt.
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RT @propagandopolis: 'Americans will always fight for liberty' — American poster from the Second World War, 1943.
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RT @VisitHopi: Cultural tourism is at its best in the Hopi Nation. Where you will find some of the oldest, continuously inhabited villages….
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RT @DanteFenolio: Tortoise shell beetles (Cassidinae - a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae, and closely related to the leaf m….
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I always wonder about Roman trade connections with China. This is very interesting.
During the height of trade activity during the Han Dynasty (about 100 BC to 100 AD), the Chinese state sent 10 caravans annually to Central Asia. Each caravan carried approximately 4 tons of silk, or 40 tons annually. This was only a fraction of China's total silk export volume
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RT @ThisIsIreland3: There's an old Irish proverb, 'Giorraíonn beirt bóthar', which means 'Two shorten the road' & it's certainly true that….
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