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De Dion Bouton powered tricycle, available with steel or wooden rims and with thicker tyres as an option

The Taku North Fort, "Blood is thicker than water"(b / w photo)
6003690 The Taku North Fort, " Blood is thicker than water" (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Taku North Fort)

"Blood is thicker than Water", American Marines covering the Operations of the British Force at Tientsin
1039862 " Blood is thicker than Water", American Marines covering the Operations of the British Force at Tientsin (litho) by Paget

Bell QF-63G-1-BE Kingcobra Pinball 45-57295
(United States Air Force - )Bell QF-63G-1-BE Kingcobra Pinball 45-57295, on display at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio in Texas, in the USAF History and Traditions Museum collection

Still Life with Chinese Porcelain Bowl Date: 1662

Silk-doublers at work 1843
Female silk doublers at their wheels at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843

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Put to the test, 1915
President Woodrow Wilson, U.S.A, " Sakes alive! Seems like I m goin to prove that water is thicker than blood, after all!" Date: 1915

Bladder epithelium, light micrograph
Bladder epithelium. Light micrograph of a vertical section through the wall of the urinary bladder. The inner surface is at top

Beech leaves, light micrograph
Beech leaves. Light micrograph of a transverse section through two beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica). The shapes of the two leaves are different because the bottom leaf is constantly exposed to bright

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Blood may be thicker than water, but these diverse elements tell a compelling story of connection and resilience. From the camaraderie of Marines covering the Taku Fort in "Blood is thicker than Water" (1859), to the French automobile innovation in a De Dion Bouton Advert, the unity of American pilots with the Kingcobra pinball machine (1950s), the intricate beauty of a 1662 Chinese porcelain bowl, the hard work of silk-doublers in 1843, to the test of time in a 1915 advertisement, and even the intricate structures of beech leaves and bladder epithelium under the microscope. Each element, like blood in our veins, binds us together in a rich tapestry of history, innovation, and life.