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One of the most recognizable faces from National Geographic, we didn't even know the Afghan Girl's name until recently. Sharbat Gula has now been found again and we now know her incredible story.

This Wanderlust Wednesday I’m feeling so inspired and so unbelievably full of wanderlust because my husband and I just bought ONE-WAY TICKETS to Bangkok! We have no real agenda, we have hopes to travel as long as possible and I’ve been drooling over amazingly beautiful blog posts about potential adventures! I’m finding inspiration in every tiny thing and that is such a refreshing + excited feeling! Here are some things to hopefully help inspire you in November! Listen ✈︎ My dear friend Lilly…

National Geographic, 1976

Steam rises off a boy after his holy bath in Nepal's Khaptad National Park in this National Geographic Your Shot Photo of the Day.

This sneak peek also includes a superb aerial shot of Manhattan and an osprey captured speeding through the air with a freshly caught fish.

It’s said that history repeats itself, and these images on Imgur show that. Called “Accidental Renaissance”, the pictures show what a crazy year 2016 was from Hillary’s Heartbreak, to Vladimir Putin looking at the corpse of murdered ambassador, Andrey Karlov.

There's no better way to chronicle wanderlust than to photograph it.

Ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall redefined what it means to be human and set the standard for how behavioral studies are conducted through her work with wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.

Jane Goodall found that wild chimpanzees experience emotions much like those of human beings. (Photo by Hugo van Lawick, National Geographic Society)