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Spintriae are small bronze tokens from the Roman Empire (1st century AD), depicting explicit erotic scenes on one side and a Roman numeral (I–XVI) on the other. Their true purpose, whether brothel currency, bath tokens, gaming pieces, or something else, remains debated.
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Spintriae are small bronze tokens from the Roman Empire (1st century AD), depicting explicit erotic scenes on one side and a Roman numeral (I–XVI) on the other. Their true purpose, whether brothel currency, bath tokens, gaming pieces, or something else, remains debated.

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Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and Capt Eddie Rickenbacker christening the flagship of the Eastern Air Lines Washington-New York run, 17 May 1937

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Richard Vernon had a small role as Colonel Smithers, an executive of the Bank of England, in a scene opposite Sean Connery in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. His age at the time of filming? 39...

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This is Adelaide Springett photographed by Horace Warner in 1901 as part of his 'Spitalfield Nippers' photographs. His large series of images sat in a family album for 100 years. When they finally came to light, researchers traced the kids. One in three hadn't survived childhood. More in comments.

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Victorian “tear catchers”, or lachrymatory bottles, are often linked to mourning myths, but historians believe they were cheap perfume or scent sample bottles. Chemical tests on Roman and Victorian examples found traces of oils and perfumes, not tears.

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Andrew Jackson's African grey parrot named Poll was kicked out of Jackson's funeral for swearing. Before the sermon and while the crowd was gathering, the parrot got so excited he started swearing. It was very loud with no signs of stopping and had to be taken out of the house.

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A historic journey of bridges. Devils Bridge near Aberystwyth, Wales. The original medieval bridge at the bottom, the 18c turnpike road bridge in the middle and the modern 20c bridge above.

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Howard University medical students observed a gall-bladder operation in the amphitheater of Freedman’s Hospital, 1946. By Alfred Eisenstaedt

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