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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840.

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The Descent from the Cross is the central part of a triptych painted by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens between 1612 and 1614. This painting is the second largest masterpiece Rubens created for the Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp in Belgium.

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The capital of the Republic of Cyprus is Nicosia. It is the only European capital still divided, separating the Greek and Turkish parts of the island.

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The siege of Constantinople in 1204 by the Crusaders followed the first siege and resulted in the capture and sacking of the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantine Empire).

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He reigned over Austrasia from 622 to 632 and was king of the Franks from 629 to 639.

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The film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean, was released in 1962 and has become a classic of epic cinema, recounting the life of T. E. Lawrence.

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The Floor Scrapers is a painting by the French painter Gustave Caillebotte done in 1875 and kept in the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris.

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The Bell X-1, an American experimental aircraft piloted by Chuck Yeager, broke the sound barrier for the first time on October 14, 1947.

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The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. The country's largest city, it is a major political, economic and cultural center in Central Asia.

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The Tribute Money is a fresco painted between 1424 and 1427 by Masaccio, probably with the help of his associate Masolino. It is in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, in the Brancacci Chapel.

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