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@practicalengineeringenWorldwide
Practical Engineering: engineering in plain sight
Civil engineer Grady Hillhouse explains how dams, tunnels, roads and other structures we pass every day actually work.
Catalogue of finds
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@museumatfitenWorldwide
Museum at FIT: fashion history by century
The museum of New York's Fashion Institute of Technology lays out the history of dress century by century, starting with the Middle Ages.
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WindowSwap: someone else's window
Short clips filmed from real people's windows around the world: backyards, rooftops, the sea, rain on glass. Press a button and you're at a different window.
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@etymologynerdenWorldwide
Etymology Nerd: word origins on TikTok
Linguist Adam Aleksic traces where words come from, from ancient roots to slang that appeared on social media last week.
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@rijksmuseumenWorldwide
Rijksmuseum: symbols in Dutch still lifes
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum gathers lemons, mirrors and hunters as symbols in old paintings, and collects combs, watches and lace.
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Mattias Adolfsson's sketchbooks
A Swedish illustrator posts pages from his sketchbooks almost daily: ink, watercolour and whole cities packed with tiny details.
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@chemteacherphilenWorldwide
@chemteacherphil: chemistry with a bang
High school chemistry teacher Phil Cook films experiments that flash, foam and change color, and explains the reactions behind them.
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@metmuseumenWorldwide
The Met by theme
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's official profile, with the collection sorted into themed boards instead of galleries.