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35 Fantastic HDR Pictures - Smashing Magazine

We gotta keep those servers running though. Did you know that we publish useful books and run friendly conferences — crafted for pros like yourself? E.g. our upcoming SmashingConf Barcelona, dedicated to smart front-end techniques and design patterns. The story behind the world's oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago. Thematic Essays. Strange Science: Mammals. Perhaps as long as 5,000 years ago, a group of sailors found skulls belonging to a race of hideous giants whom the ancient Greeks named cyclops.

Strange Science: Mammals

Dwelling in their mythical land, entrusting the fate of their crops to their evil gods and devouring any humans they could find, these creatures terrified generations of Europeans. Today, relatives of these monsters can still be found — roaming the African savannas or the Indian jungles, or even eating peanuts from the hands of small children in city zoos. In fact, the ancient Greek sailors found elephant skulls. What they mistook for single eye sockets were the nasal openings for the elephants' trunks. Over the centuries, our understanding of mammals, both living and extinct, has improved considerably. Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by Rank. InfluentialPicture.jpg (JPEG kép, 2600x1105 képpont) - Átméretezett (53%) Ancient Egypt - Menu page.