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Photo of the Day: Greatest of All-Time

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Gone With the Wind is one of the greatest films of all time. This timeless classic follows the life Scarlett O'Hara and her pursuit of love in the Civil War south. Based on the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, the film was released in 1939 at a premier in Atlanta. The film has become a prized classic and one of the greatest movies of our generation. Today you can get a glimpse inside the movie and see some memorabilia from the set at the Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum. The museum houses the vast privately-owned collection of Dr. Christopher Sullivan. (Photo: April 30, 2021)

Photo of the Day: Thoughts of a Movement

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For decades we have fought for freedom and equality. While the battle may have started with a colony seeking freedom from monarchy, it continues to fight strong on many levels and for many causes. One of the biggest fights that continues through this day is the fight for civil rights and civil justice. This journey can be seen at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Here you can follow the footsteps of some of the civil rights leaders and learn what inspired them to fight for change. (Photo: April 29, 2021)

Photo of the Day: Shopper's Holiday

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While we awake from out turkey inspired food coma, thousands flock to the store to begin Christmas shopping on Black Friday. Stores entice shoppers with big deals and try to bring their budget from the red back into the black. While online shopping has changed the face of Black Friday, there are still plenty of shoppers that can't wait to hit the stores the day after Thanksgiving. In honor of Black Friday, today's photo of the day comes from a historic cash register on display at the Marietta Museum of History. (Photo: April 30, 2021)

Photo of the Day: Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. As we pause from our daily lives to enjoy time together with our family, be sure to remember those who are working hard to keep us safe this holiday and every day of the year. In keeping with the turkey day tradition, enjoy this photo of a wild turkey seen during an airboat ride at Billie Swamp Safari at the edge of the Florida Everglades. (Photo: February 1, 2018)

Photo of the Day: Skull of a Giant

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With a skull the size of an average human, the Gigantosaurus was a massive carnivore that lived during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous period. Approximately 99.6 to 97 million years ago, this "giant lizard" was found in present day Argentina and believed to have been even bigger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The Fernbank Museum of Natural History has a full sized skeleton of the Gigantasaurus in the atrium of the museum. But to put it to scale, they also have a replica of the skull down low so visitors can get up close to the six foot skull and see just how massive these beasts were. (Photo: April 28, 2021)

Photo of the Day: Secrets of the Vault

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For decades the secret recipe of America's favorite cola has been locked up inside a secret vault. The vault has been relocated from the bank to a new exhibit at the World of Coca-Cola in downtown Atlanta. While you still can not see the recipe, in the Vault exhibit you will be the closest to the recipe as anyone outside the company can get. The Vault exhibit is just one of the many exhibits at the World of Coca-Cola that tell the story of the Coca-Cola empire. (Photo: April 29, 2021)

Photo of the Day: Going Fishing

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A hammerhead goes fishing at the Georgia Aquarium. Hammerheads are aggressive hunters, ambushing schools of fish for their meals. Their unique shaped head spreads out their visual field, helping them locate prey better. They also are equipped with sensory organs called Ampullae of Lorenzini which help them sense electric fields produced by their prey making them one of the best hunters in the sea. (Photo: April 29, 2021)