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The annual photography exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum in London on November 18. Nearly 50,000 entries from professional and amateur photographers were submitted this year and 100 will be on display. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's Hintze Hall on October 15th. Nature at its best. 

What do Gettysburg, Fort Sumter, ironclads and cats have in common? The Civil War Tails at the civil war Museum in Pennsylvania! Rebecca and Ruth Brown are twin sisters who run the Museum of the Civil War in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. the twist is that they are using thousands of miniature cat soldiers to recreate and depict key moments from the civil war. According to their website, the museum allows a bird's-eye view of the civil war battles recreated with the soldiers, the horses, and the cannons. The two sisters started making soldiers out of modeling clay when they were 11 years old and since they have always loved cats, so the first soldiers were cats. In uniform. With beards. Now, years later, they still think that's quirky and fun, and we all agree.

The Nevada state railway museum offers an authentic train ride to Boulder city, on the original train track used to bring supplies to the Hoover Dam. But this authentic museum also has an "unofficial" official mascot - "Dirt" the cat, an unbeliebly beautiful cat who got his name after his unique fur color. For over 11 years now, the shop cat known as Dirt has wandered through the shops greeting visitors and shop crew alike.  Unlike some of the shop cats that have wandered these hallowed grounds in the past, Dirt is very personable and loves attention from whomever will give it to him. Check out some of these beautiful photos on hisinstagram page. 

The Museum of English Rural Life (the Absolute Unit museum) found a bat late last year in a library. They detailed its identification, background and future plans to release it.

Dog lovers, listen up and listen good. If you live in New York, you're in luck – you won't have to travel far. If you live elsewhere, start planning your trip to the Big Apple to visit…the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. 

Via: Did You Know Blog

A pair of cats has been visiting the Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum for a long time, trying to get inside. A black cat arrived first, as early as June, 2016, but soon brought a ginger cat along too, and together the pair are still trying to sneak past security.

What will art snobs say?

On a trip to Amsterdam, London-based designer Olly Gibbs visited the Rijksmuseum and took photos of the sad looking individuals in the portraits using his FaceApp-enabled smartphone that can put a smile on just about any frowning face. The miserable faces became instantly entertaining adding some charm to the classical art collection.