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  2. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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    Ancient beds found in the tombs of Tutankhamen and Hetepheres tended to resemble that of an animal, usually a bull. The beds sloped up towards the head, and down towards the foot. To prevent the sleeper from falling off the bed, there was a wooden footboard. Wood or ivory headrests were used instead of pillows.

  3. J. Pauly & Sohn - Wikipedia

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    J. Pauly & Sohn is one of the oldest bedding companies in the world. It was the sole official supplier of beds to the Austrian Empire for several generations. [1]Josef Pauly established the company in Vienna, in 1838 when he received a license to make beds and mattresses from the emperor, Ferdinand I of Austria (1793–1875).

  4. Bed - Wikipedia

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    The Great Bed of Ware, one of the largest beds in the world. One of the largest beds in the world is the Great Bed of Ware, made in about 1580. It is 3.26 metres (10.7 ft) wide, 3.38 metres (11.1 ft) long. The bed is mentioned by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night. It is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.

  5. Finke River - Wikipedia

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    The Finke River, or Larapinta in the Indigenous Arrernte language, is a river in central Australia, whose bed courses through the Northern Territory and the state of South Australia. It is one of the four main rivers of Lake Eyre Basin and is thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year.

  6. Mattress - Wikipedia

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    The oldest known mattress dates to around 77,000 years ago and is ... A grid-top foundation bed base is a type of bed foundation that features a grid-like structure ...

  7. List of oldest extant buildings - Wikipedia

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    May be the oldest, extant wooden church in the world and the oldest, extant wooden building in Europe. [141] [142] Roykstovan in Kirkjubø: Faroe Islands: No clear date, middle of 11th century CE Farmhouse May be the oldest continuously inhabited wooden building in the world [143] Ditherington Flax Mill: United Kingdom (England, Shrewsbury) 1797 CE

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  9. List of time capsules - Wikipedia

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    The largest time capsule in the world is located in Seward, Nebraska, containing over 5,000 items, one of which is a Chevy Vega. It opens on 4 July 2025. [88] [89] 1 September 1975 2075; 51 years' time () Intersection of 7th and Main Louisville: Kentucky [90] 4 July 1976 4 July 2076; 51 years' time () 126 Chestnut St. Philadelphia