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Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

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The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain

20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Harriet Shaw Weaver

British editor and activist

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aid to Joyce

In James Joyce: Early travels and works
…a series of grants from Harriet Shaw Weaver, editor of the Egoist magazine, which by 1930 had amounted to more than £23,000. Weaver’s generosity resulted partly from her admiration for his work and partly from her sympathy with his difficulties, for, as well as poverty, Joyce had to contend with…
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short stories

In short story: The 20th century
…Transatlantic Review, Scribner’s Magazine, and Harriet Weaver’s Egoist, provided a steady and prime exposure for young writers.
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