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"To the untrained eye, Courir de Mardi Gras looks a bit like a medieval uprising-themed bachelor party. But behind the drunken revelry and chaotic costumes, it’s a deeply rooted tradition that stretches back centuries, blending old-timey French customs with Cajun and Creole culture." #Folklore

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It currently takes 10.5 hours by train to travel from Quebec City to Toronto via Montreal. If Canada proceeds with a high-speed rail system, the trip would take only 4.5 hours. This project is a no-brainer.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.

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Dolly Parton is hoping Indiana’s governor will reverse course on plans to do away with her popular “Imagination Library” program.

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📷 A Police Station in Burgazada Island, Istanbul, 1890s #History #WoodenHouse

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✏️ Turkish Boatmen in Istanbul, 1800s #Boatman #Naval #NavalHistory #Ship

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📷 An Ottoman Young Boy in Front of the Fountain in Izmir, 1910s #History #Historia #1910s

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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller February 14,1952

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Mama #fox 🦊 stretches and looks into you to wish you a good morning from then #DairyBushFoxDen in #Guelph Ontario

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Stari Most or Mostar Bridge rebuilt Ottoman era bridge I got to walk on back in 2023 in Mostar, Bosnia 🇧🇦

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📷 Portrait of Adolf and Sten Hedrén; Ottoman Photographers of #Swedish Origin in Istanbul, 1885 #Sweden #Photographer #1880s

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🎨 A House in Heybeliada (Khalki Island), 1826 #Painting #House #Art #1820s

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📷 Portraits from the Ottoman Empire, 1870s 1- #Greek Priest in Izmir 2- #Jewish Woman in Izmir 3- #Bektashi Dervish in Izmir 4- #Montenegrin Man in Istanbul

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BSky: wow this place is so nice 🤗 Titktok: kids dancing poorly to Maps Twitter: should DOGE require all CIA agents to wear adult diapers while on assignment? Facebook: AI generated image of Aaron Rodgers throwing a post route to Jesus

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📷 Lemonade (Left) and Döner Kebab (Right) Sellers in Izmir, 1900s #Döner #Kebab #Geschichte #Historie #Vergangenheit

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I think the U.S. should join Canada and become the 11th province. You know why 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 Medical is free in Canada 🇨🇦 Strict gun laws 🇨🇦 LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination 🇨🇦 Life expectancy in Canada is 81.3 years and in the US is 77.43 Come live a better life and live the Canadian dream❤️🇨🇦

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🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 Tomorrow, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will permanently disconnect from Russia’s energy system, says EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. "Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail," she added.

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🎨 Approximately 150,000 #Jews Fleeing the Inquisition in Spain in 1492 Took Refuge in the Ottoman Empire at the Invitation of Sultan Bayezid II. Arriving in Ottoman Lands, They Settled in Cities Such as Istanbul, Thessaloniki, Izmir, Bursa, Edirne, and Safed. #Jewsih #JewishHistory #15thCentury

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📷 Souvenir Photograph of a Young Man in Kütahya With a Note on the Back, 1911 "A Means of Remembrance, for My Dear Fehmi, Kütahya, October 27, 1911" #Historical #Rifle #YoungMan

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Photo of the now extinct Quagga.

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Barely-out-of-diapers terrorists.

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■ A Young Ottoman Soldier without Fez, 1900c #history #oldphoto #soldier

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■ The Fish Market in Selanik (Thessaloniki, Greece), 1900c #history #balkans #thessaloniki

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■ Ottoman Admiral of English Origin, Hobart Pasha (1822-1886) #history #navalhistory #portrait #english

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■ Souvenir Photograph of a Kuleli Military High School First-Year Student and a Baby in His Arms, Istanbul, 1900s #history #portrait #1900s

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■ Souvenir Photo of Sisters and Brothers, Istanbul, 1890s #history #oldphoto #photo #1890s

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■ Portrait of Ahmed Hıfzı Pasha, Governor of Janina (Ioannina, Greece) from 1889 to 1897 #history #ioannina #portrait #19thcentury

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■ Ottoman Imperial Post Office in Selanik (Thessaloniki, Greece), 1911 #postoffice #thessaloniki #greece

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■ One of the funny posing styles of the past. 😄 A studio souvenir photograph of two friends, Turkish and German, with dedications written in Turkish and German. It says 'Presented to my dear friend Paul Efendi' in Turkish, 1910s (Someone who knows German can read the other writing.) #Geschichte

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■ Portrait of an Ottoman Military Academy Student without a Fez, 1900s [History, Old Photos, Studio Photo]

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📷 A Greek Church in Kadıköy, Istanbul, c1900 #church #ottomanempire #history #greek

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📸 An Opening Ceremony in Yanya (Ioannina, Greece), 1900 #ottomanempire #history #oldphotos #greece

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📷 Studio Photograph of a Young Jewish Woman in Izmir (West Türkiye), 1900s #history #jewish #jewishhistory #ottomanempire #portrait

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🗺️ An Ottoman Map of North America #Map #OldMap #America

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📷 A Souvenir Photo of Two Young Men in Rural Istanbul, 1900s #History #Souvenir #Picnic #1900s

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📷 Chief Rabbi of the Jews in Izmir, 1860 (West Türkiye) #Jew #Jewish #JewishHistory #OttomanEmpire #1860s

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