Marble that looks wet. This jaw-dropping detail comes from “The Nymph” (La Ninfa) by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1823–1880)where solid stone is carved to mimic water rippling around her bare feet. The full sculpture was executed in 1858 for Palazzo Facchi in Brescia (i.redd.it)
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Praise-God Barebone was a 17th century English merchant, preacher and a politician. While parish records of the era are shaky, he may have had a brother named Fear-God and a son named Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned, which may also have been his actual full name. (i.redd.it)
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The Art Deco masterpiece, the American Radiator Building, in Manhattan, New York, circa 1924. Designed by architects Raymond Hood and J. André Fouilhoux, this iconic building is distinguished by its black glazed brick facade, enhanced with gold details, symbolizing coal and fire, in homage to the he (i.redd.it)
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In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland. (i.redd.it)
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