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Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, Italy, made about 1,200 violins, half of which still survive. After his death in 1737, factories churned out hundreds of thousands of copies. And every day, people bring violins with Stradivarius labels to appraisers, thinking they have bought the genuine article for a song.

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In 1914, there were two countries in the world that required you to have a passport if you wanted to enter – Czarist Russia and the Ottomans. Anywhere else, you could come and go as you pleased.

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Each country thinks its school is in a specific crisis, without ever linking the school’s crisis to that of the society around it.

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April 25, 2024

Each country thinks its school is in a specific crisis, without ever linking the school’s crisis to that of the society around it.

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April 25, 2024

In 1914, there were two countries in the world that required you to have a passport if you wanted to enter – Czarist Russia and the Ottomans. Anywhere else, you could come and go as you pleased.

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