Wisdom Defending Youth Against Love — Charles Meynier, 1810
Charles Meynier (French, 1763/1768–1832) — Wisdom Defending Youth Against Love, 1810. Oil on canvas, 242 × 206 cm. National Gallery of Canada. This is the...
Memes
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Mendeleev vs Chemistry Teachers
Science Is Fun @sciencefunn Mendeleev: invents periodic table so people won’t have to memorize the elemets’ properties Chemistry teachers: makes the students to memorize the...
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Christians Hate Science
Top panel (crying fedora Wojak): “Christians hate science!” Glasses Wojak: “So true!” Bottom panel (two GigaChad priests, cathedral background): preserved rare books educated others still...
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Ancient Egyptians Used 20-Sided Dice as Early as 200 BCE
did you know? Ancient Egyptians were using 20-sided die as early as 200 BCE. PHOTO: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Gamers, it’s over. You thought D&D...
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LEGO The French Revolution (1793) — 3120 Pieces
LEGO — The French Revolution, 1793. 3,120 pieces. Building Set. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD — small parts, not for children under 3. Finally, the historical accuracy...
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Medieval People Believed the Earth Was Flat
Panel 1: “Medieval people believed the Earth was flat” (smug Wojak, arms crossed) Panel 2: “Medieval universities teaching Earth’s spherical shape” (shocked monk in front...
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The Penitent Mary Magdalene in the Cave — Edouard Kasparides, 1890
Edouard Kasparides (Austrian, 1858–1926) — The Penitent Mary Magdalene in the Cave, c. 1890. Oil on canvas, 45.5 × 67 in. Signed and dated lower...
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The Evil Chicken Strategy
Jacob Kolman: “It’s taken me ages to realise, but if Frodo had led a chicken along on a bit of string, and made the chicken...
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Gustav Klimt — Officially Labeled a Threat to Traditional Values
Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918) — the man the University of Vienna officially labeled: • Pornographic • Erotic • Indecent • A threat to traditional values...
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Architecture — Raphaël Delorme
Raphaël Delorme (French, 1885–1962) — Architecture, undated. Art Deco. Art Deco: the only art movement that believed women and skyscrapers belonged in the same frame,...
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My Life Is a Fairy Tale But the Author Is German
MY LIFE IS A FAIRY TALE BUT THE AUTHOR IS GERMAN Illustration: a blonde woman in a red-and-blue dress engulfed in flames, arms raised, with...
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Beauty Revealed — Sarah Goodridge, 1828
Sarah Goodridge (American, 1788–1853) — Beauty Revealed, 1828. Watercolor on ivory, 2.6 × 3.1 in (6.7 × 8 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art. The most...
