Modesty (1752) — Antonio Corradini
This is the greatest “I can’t believe it’s not fabric” in art history. Antonio Corradini carved a woman’s body out of marble, then carved a...
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Nymphs Dancing to Pan’s Flute (1920) — Joseph Tomanek
You ever see a group project where everyone forgot the assignment and just decided to wing it? That’s this painting. Pan shows up with one...
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Mesoamerica, 1519 — No Steel, No Firearms, No Horses. And Then the Conquistador Showed Up
Mesoamerica, 1519 – No steel armor. – No firearms. – No horses. The Aztec emperor’s smug face: ‘We have an empire of 5 million people,...
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PrayStation 5 — the Church That Looks Like a Console
PrayStation 5 The photo: a modern church whose facade — a tall, slender silver central pillar flanked by two angled, ‘winged’ tan sections — looks...
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Girl: God Wants Me Healthy, Wealthy, and Comfortable. Me: I Haven’t Read the Bible Either
Girl: I believe God just wants me to be healthy, wealthy, and comfortable. Me: (trying to impress her) yea I haven’t read the Bible either....
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In Ancient Greece, Slaves Were Not Allowed to Physically Train — the Consumer Version
@BonifaceOption: “In ancient Greece, slaves were not allowed to physically train lest they grow strong and revolt against their masters. I think about this a...
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Billy the Kid Looked Like the Kind of Fast Food Employee Who Gets Your Order Wrong Every Time
Billy the Kid looked like the kind of fast food employee who would get your order wrong every single time. Left: the famous 1880 tintype...
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Female Rulers Are MORE Likely Than Men to Go to War — the Study That Broke the Stereotype
Female rulers are MORE likely than men to go to war, reveals study of leaders spanning centuries Queens have been 39 percentage points more likely...
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Fall Wishlist for the Roman-Era Standards Girlie
fall wishlist: – at least as tall & broad as a centurion – replies to my tabellae before the next market day – pays for...
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I Have Offended God and Mankind by Doing So Little — Da Vinci’s Deathbed Complaint
“I have offended God and Mankind, by doing so little with my life.” — Leonardo da Vinci (on his deathbed, allegedly) The quote, as legend...
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I Aim for the Stars, but I Keep Hitting London — Wernher von Braun
“I aim for the stars,” but I keep hitting London. — Wernher von Braun The photo: von Braun at a press conference, holding a model...
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The Three Levels of Knowledge — People Who Know They Don’t Know
Level 1: People who don’t know (Bing Bong from Inside Out — blissfully unaware, smiling like everything is fine) Level 2: People who know (Socrates,...
