These mask-like monsters of the Minster wish you a hearty "Happy Halloween"! That"s York Minster, by the way, the towering medieval cathedral in the heart of York, England, decorated with these impish figures meant to scare off evil spirits. Just don"t call them gargoyles (for that title to apply, they"d need waterspouts)! Statues like these fellas bear an even more Halloween-appropriate name: grotesques.
Happy Halloween!
Today in History
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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Antarctica Day
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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Whoopin it up!
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Arctic fox in Norway
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Everest s shadow on the Himalayas
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Common raven
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In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
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Traveling warblers
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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World Theater Day
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A fair that s star-studded
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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