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Lina Medina: The World’s Youngest Mother

Born on September 27, 1933, in Ticrapo, Huancavelica Region, Peru, Lina Medina is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history. At five years of...

The Origin of Abracadabra

Now used in invocations by magicians and conjurers, the term “Abracadabra” was first mentioned in the writings of the Gnostic physician Quintus Serenus Scammonicus in the...

The First Sculpture: The Venus of Willendorf

The Venus of Willendorf is one of the earliest images of the body made by humankind and is in the collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum...

Leonardo daVinci’s: “Last Supper“

Leonardo daVinci’s famous “Last Supper“ (1498) is not a true fresco. Da Vinci painted on a dry wall rather than on wet plaster and chose...

Robert De Niro Senior – The Artist

Robert De Niro’s father – Robert De Niro senior, was a leading postwar artist. Throughout the fifties he exhibited at the Charles Egan Gallery...

The Origins of Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop, considered to be one of the greatest image manipulation and editing software programs, was first introduced in 1987  with the Mac application...

Theft of the Mona Lisa

On the morning of Aug. 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. The theft wasn’t noticed until the next day. Once discovered, the...

Earring Superstitions

For centuries, some have believed that piercing the earlobes will improve failing eyesight.  An even older belief  (for reasons lost to antiquity) is from...
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