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commedia dell'arte: Harlequin; Pierrot
Watch Larry Fine, Moe Howard, and Shemp Howard as the Three Stooges from the film “Sing a Song of Six Pants,” 1947
Watch Laurel and Hardy in a scene from The Flying Deuces, 1939
Keystone Kops
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Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm
9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us)
Mother tickling her daughter, sitting in a garden
Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals
Eye. Eyelash. Eyeball. Vision.
7 Vestigial Features of the Human Body
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What’s the Difference Between Hispanic and Latino?

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commedia dell'arte: Harlequin; Pierrot
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Watch Laurel and Hardy in a scene from The Flying Deuces, 1939
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Lou Costello
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Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
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Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
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