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Polona: Poland's Digital Library
The National Library of Poland's digital collection: manuscripts, old photos, maps, sheet music and posters you can zoom into in high resolution.
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Telegram of the day@evrimagacimixWorldwide
Evrim Ağacı: Turkish pop science
The Telegram channel of Evrim Ağacı, Turkey's largest popular-science project, in Turkish: evolution, space, archaeology and research explainers.
Pinterest of the dayдоска «Botanical Expressions»mixWorldwide
Cooper Hewitt: plants in objects
A Cooper Hewitt board on how plants became ornament on porcelain, textiles, wallpaper and jewellery.
Vietnam of the daysaigoneer.comenVietnam
Saigoneer: old Saigon in pictures
The history section of Saigoneer, an English-language magazine: archive photos, old buildings, street fashion and forgotten neighbourhoods of Saigon and Vietnam, with new pieces every week.
Pinterest of the day
@britishlibraryenWorldwide
British Library treasures
The British Library shares its visual treasures: manuscripts, illustrations, Alice, and books turned into sculpture.
Uzbekistan of the day@tashkent_modernismmixUzbekistan
Tashkent Modernism: buildings, mosaics, bus stops
A Telegram channel by architect Alexander Fedorov on Tashkent's seismic modernism: buildings, mosaics, bus stops, archive films, walking tours and an audio guide.
Telegram of the day@smithsonianmagenWorldwide
Smithsonian's Curious Stories
Stories from Smithsonian magazine in English: archaeology, history, art and nature, each with a headline and a short summary.
Pinterest of the day
@librarycongressenWorldwide
Library of Congress archives
The official profile of the world's largest library: old illustrations, photographs and albums from its collections.
Site of the day
etymonline.comenWorldwide
Etymonline — Online Etymology Dictionary
A dictionary that tells you not what a word means but where it came from: which roots, which languages it passed through, and how its meaning shifted along the way.
Egypt of the daythebanmappingproject.comenEgypt
Theban Mapping Project: the Valley of the Kings, mapped
An interactive atlas of the Theban necropolis in Egypt: tomb plans for the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, photos, excavation history and a bibliography for every tomb.
TikTok of the day
@sandwichesofhistoryenWorldwide
Sandwiches of History
Barry Enderwick makes sandwiches from old cookbooks exactly as written, tastes them and says honestly whether they deserve a comeback.
Site of the daydavidrumsey.comenWorldwide
David Rumsey Map Collection
A huge online collection of historical maps, atlases and globes — over 150,000 images you can explore in high resolution.