Curiosities
Museo del Prado Miniature Painting
Portrait of a Man
Jose Alonso del Rivero
Gouache on ivory, 69.1 x 52 mm
Ca. 1810
The miniatures collection of Museo del Prado
http://www.museodelprado.es/en/exhibitions/exhibitions/at-the-museum/las-miniaturas-en-el-museo-del-prado/
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The Biggest Stamp in the World
The Yemeni cats are apparently the biggest stamp on the world.
Extracted from:
http://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7779
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Smallest Butterfly in North America
The Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis or Brephidium exile) is one of the smallest butterflies in the world and is the smallest in North America. It has a wingspread of about half an inch.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_pygmy_blue
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Brephidium-exilis
Images from:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/BrephidiumExilisMUpUnAC1.jpg
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The Smallest Stamp in the World
It was issued by Bolivar, a province of Columbia, in 1863 and is called the Bolivar 10c green.
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/smallest24.html
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Mickey RealSize
Small Mickey Mouse Plush.
About Mickey:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse
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