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I’ve been past his palace in Addis Abbaba – you can’t go in cos it’s military/government. You can go into Haile Selassie’s old palace though – I’ve stood in his bedroom and bathroom!
Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia.
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For science!
Robert Burger Villingen’s plastometer
Science!
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George did love dressing as a sailor didn’t he?
Against the Gate. Source: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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“Yours affectionately” … bearded seated man from Philadelphia (c. 1870s)