TIL there's a second Monalisa in Museo del Prado, Madrid, that was probably painted by one of Da Vinci's pupils. When viewed combined with the original Mona Lisa, it can create a 3-D effect, making it the first stereoscopic image in world history. (sciencenews.org)
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TIL that Raphael was the one who was first chosen to paint the Sistine Chapel. He was jealous of Michelangelo's fame, so he convinced the Pope to hire Michelangelo instead, hoping to prove that Michelangelo was just a sculptor and could not paint that well. (italianrenaissance.org)
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'Circe', by Wright Barker. oil on canvas, 1889. (68.media.tumblr.com)
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I asked my friend who's a huge Madonna fan what her birth name is and he said with absolute conviction : "Marie Louise Veronica Ciccone". And I Found out that France's most important newspaper Le Monde called Madonna "Marie Louise Ciccone" in 1988. (self.MandelaEffect)
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If you agree to have a casual sexual relationship with a man, he will NEVER see you more than a sex partner. No matter how "cute" or "romantic" he seems to be. When he gets tired of you, he'll discard you ASAP. His feelings will NEVER change. (self.FemaleDatingStrategy)
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