babel: elegant diagram of the world’s most spoken languages
anachronistic: is this a lap top being presented on this ancient funerary frieze?
eye of the beholder: via Dangerous Minds, computer picks out the most creative works of art of all time
sandbox: old school playground reimagined for the age of helicopter parenting
medieval woman: a look housewifery in the Middle Ages, via the Everlasting Blort
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