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Incredible But True: A Man With Three Faces
A Man With Three FacesJérôme Hamon: Frenchman gets 'third face' in new transplant.The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is feeling well, three months after his latest...
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Three Poems by Carmine Giordano
Modern ArtIn the museumsthe artists have given up their attemptsto limn the worldthey see.They knowit is nota possibletranslation -all gouache washand feeblesimulacrum.They give uswhat is onlypossible...
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An Ancient Society Buried Disabled Children Like Kings.
About 34,000 years ago, a group of hunters and gatherers buried their dead including two boys with physical conditions using the utmost care. However, these dead were buried in fairly different ways,...
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Pictures From The Past. No. 13
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
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Little Known Artists, Thomas Worthington Whittredge.
Thomas Worthington WhittredgeThomas Worthington Whittredge wasborn on May 22th,1820 and died on February 25th, 1910). He was an American artist of the Hudson River School. Whittredge was a highly...
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The Origin and Meanings of Common Expressions, Let Your Hair Hang Down
Origin: In the seventeen and eighteenth-century Paris, members of the nobility were obliged to wear elaborate hairdos - stacked preposterously high - which took several hours to prepare. At the end of...
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Facts about Carousels
A carousel (American English: from French carrousel and Italian carosello), roundabout (British English), or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats...
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Little-Known Great Photographers: André Kertész
André Kertész André Kertész was born on July 2nd, 1894 and died on September 28th 1985, He was born Kertész Andor andwas a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to...
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Ask Dr. Ruth: How Do I Boost My Sex Drive?
Doctor Ruth WestheimerBy Doctor Ruth Westheimer After 30 years of working as a sex therapist, the legendary Dr. Ruth isn’t done sharing her wisdom. Here, she answers your most pressing questions on...
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Little Known Artists: Yoskay Yamamoto
Yoskay YamamotoBorn and raised in Toba, Japan. Yoskay moved to the United States at the age of 15. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto's artistic tastes expanded as he fell in love with the urban...
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Edith Wharton, American Author
Edith WhartonEdith Wharton (aka: Edith Newbold Jones) was born on January 24st, 1862, in New Yorkcity in the U.S.A. and died August 11th , 1937, in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, (near Paris) France. She...
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Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shakespeare
William Shakespeaare (a portrait)On April 23rd, 1564, William Shakespeare was born. As an adult, he became a popular actor, playwright and poet. See if you know these surprising facts about the...
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