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mickybean
Recent Activity
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March 29, 2011
mickybean
has been to Surgeons' Hall Museum, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens
The Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh houses three museums in the college's beautiful early 19th century William Playfair building: the Surgeons' Hall Pathology Museum, featuring pathological... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 3 others
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March 29, 2011
mickybean
has been to Mary King's Close
17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death
Life in 17th-century Mary King's close (neighborhood) in Edinburgh was less than sanitary. Inhabitants lived in narrow winding streets crammed into packed tenements up to seven stories high.... »
Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Delireus, mrobscurity and others
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March 29, 2011
mickybean
has been to Kunstkamera
Peter the Great's enlightening collection of natural oddities
Tucked away on the third floor of St Petersburg's Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology is the Kunstkamera, containing a stunning array of medical curiosities. Everything from the... »
Natural History, Medical Museums | Edited by Lunarsynthesis and jiblite
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March 29, 2011
mickybean
has been to World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha
Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China
The seated Buddha at Lantau, also called the Tien Tan Buddha, is 34 meters (110 feet) tall, weighs 250 metric tons and is approached by visitors from the nearby Po Lin Monastery by climbing 268... »
Giant Buddhas | Edited by spinkk, Dylan and 2 others