Meccano
Meccano is a complicated model construction toy.
Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the 20th century. He grew to be celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time
Giant kelp
Giant kelp is common along the coast of the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Baja California north to southeast Alaska, and is also found in the southern oceans near South America, South Africa, and Australia. Individual algae may grow to more than 45 metres long at a rate of as much as 61 cm per day.
Roland Rainer
Roland Rainer was an architect and furniture designer.
Duga radar
The Duga radar system used as part of the Soviet anti-ballistic missile early-warning network. The system operated from July 1976 to December 1989.
Gronchi Rosa
The Gronchi Rosa is a rare Italian postage stamp design error. The 205 liras rosa was intended for the stopover in Peru. The artist made a mistake with the boundaries between Peru and Ecuador.
Gunta Stölzl
Gunta Stölzl was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school’s weaving workshop.
Henri Vever
Henri Vever was one of the most preeminent European jewelers of the early 20th century. Henri was also a collector of a broad range of fine art, including prints, paintings, and books of both European and Asian origin. At the peak of World War I, however, Vever was forced to dispose of the bulk of his collection, selling some 7996 prints to the Japanese industrial mogul Matsukata Kōjirō, who purchased them sight-unseen based on the collection's reputation.
Narkomfin Building
The Narkomfin Building is a block of flats in Moscow. Only two of four planned buildings were completed. The building is squeezed between old and new territories of United States Embassy at 25, Novinsky Boulevard. A fine example of Constructivist architecture and avant-garde interior planning, it is presently in a dilapidated state; most units were vacated by residents years ago.
Fidelis Cloer
In a career spanning two decades, Fidelis Cloer has supplied presidents and dictators with the finest luxury armored vehicles money can buy.