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I n 2026, the most exclusive meal from a Michelin-starred chef will not be eaten anywhere on Earth. Instead, it will be ...

That means Jonathan will turn, at the very least, a whopping 193 years old later this year. During that time, the giant tortoise has lived through US presidents from Andrew Jackson all the way to ...

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You know the Vitruvian Man. He’s perhaps second only to the Mona Lisa in terms of iconic imagery in Western history: a notebook sketch of a man in two positions, one standing straight and the other ...

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