Scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build elaborate structures in challenging places such as docks, sewers and earthquake zones.
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Declan de Barra
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Ar shiúl leis na Síoga. Eater of souls, lover of tea. Follow me on Mastodon - declandebarra@mastodon.ie Instagram
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🔷 ALBERT CAMUS
Died on this day, in 1960
“You are my balance, the thickness of blood and dreams, the truth that nourishes me.”
~ Albert Camus to Maria Casarès, October 4, 1957
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HIGH FLYING TENANTS-The world's grandest bird house is one of the must see sights of Lahore,Pakistan.Put up by the local council to keep the street birds warm and cosy at night,it easily accommodates around 5000 of Lahore's bird population,with space spare for friends & relatives
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Hope everyone is happy and healthy and everyone you love is too.
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MISSING: Jack Byrne, 13, was last seen in Athlone, Co Westmeath on Sunday, 25 December. He is 1.64cm(5ft5) in height, slim build, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black puffer jacket and a dark grey tracksuit. Anyone with information should contact gardaí
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You want fame? Well Fame costs. And right here's where you start paying. In sweat.
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Lovers. Wall painting from Pompeii. Collection: Naples Archaeological Museum, Italy. Photo Credit: by Carlo Raso (CC0)
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In 1916, Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette in London, used a motorised scooter known as a Autoped #WomensArt
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It’s horrible the media is more focused on trying to frame people who are masking as “hold outs”instead of investigating why political leaders prematurely dropped protections to serve corporate interests when polls show the majority still support mask mandates.
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A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, the health care we can access and, now, the information we receive.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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I'm so old, I remember when Republicans were plain old dipshits who didn't want to pay taxes, and not a festering fucktangle of performative-cruelty sadistic shitweasels
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“Neptune Frost is the real Afrofuturist deal: a transgressive socialist Wakanda with an exoskeleton of punk geopolitics bolted on." #tgfp #goodfutureproject #afrofuturism gerd.fm/3zxm8JU
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🎶Dreoilín, Dreoilín, Dreoilín, Dreoilín,
I'm begging of you please don't take my Wran 🎶
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Nice Boxing Day surprise! 🥊📦❤️
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I’m honored to contribute to the musical legacy of #TheWitcher, and I love knowing people are hearing my truly eccentric and bizarre music!
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The ten-volume "Unai no tomo" (1891–1923) is comprised of hundreds of woodblock prints of Japanese toys, including jack-in-the-box chickens, whales on wheels, magnetic mice, and popguns, hobbyhorses, and noisemakers galore: publicdomainreview.org/collection/una
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Wow! My follower count reached 40,000! It’s great to see so many of you interested in #Archaeology ❤️
Here’s one of my favourite artefacts: an ancient amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark, from a submerged Mesolithic settlement.
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A map of every country in the world using a MM/DD/YYYY date format.
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It is really great to see Station Eleven on this list and really a bummer that the show hasn’t gotten nearly as much love as it deserves.
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TV in the streaming era is an endless feast. These were the best episodes of the year. nyti.ms/3C2ppSF
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The Witcher: Blood Origin review – this profanity-packed fantasy is a riot
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The creative masterminds at (Wolfwalkers, The Breadwinner) are working on a new feature, ‘Julián.’ Director Louise Bagnall () shared first details about the film, which is heading into pre-production: cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/j
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Charles Napoleon Prichard, Appalachian Dulcimer, late 19th century #metmuseum #themet metmuseum.org/art/collection
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Showing my family (but mostly my animation-skilled sister) WolfWalkers both as a lovely holiday watch. What a darling film.
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saw a tiktok comment that described twitter as the smokers section of the internet 💀
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A huge thank you to everyone who worked their hearts out in the middle of a plague to make this happen! Here’s our two units on the last day shooting. Hundreds & hundreds more talented souls gave their talented everything. I’ll never be able to thank ye enough. Legends all!
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I never believe anything exits until it airs. Now I can breathe out. Enjoy you magnificent fuckers!
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The Queen, a Northern Cardinal, flew over to me on a cold and windy morning. She landed by my boots while I grabbed some snacks for her. She goes with her usual combo, a peanut and a suet nugget.
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