HistoryInterestingThe Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!8325k
EntertainmentInterestingOutdatedRudyard Kipling refused to write with anything other than black ink.1241k
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PlacesWholesomeIn Holland, the world’s first public glow-in-the-dark bike path has opened. It features beautiful swirling patterns inspired by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s famous 'Starry Night' painting.243k
HistoryWeirdThere are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.223k
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