Strange Arts

Tweeting #strange & #interesting things about the #arts & the #world.

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'Quaquaversal' = going off in all directions. #strangewords

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Until 1905, it was legal to shoot rifles in most British pubs. #strange

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Until 1905, it was legal to shoot rifles in most British pubs. #strange

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The Louvre was built in 1190 to defend against Viking raids. #strange

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'Ultracrepidarian' ~ someone who doesn't know what they're talking about. #strangewords

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Schubert was a brilliant composer, but only lived to the age of 31. #strange

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Leprechauns were originally described as wearing red clothes instead of green. #strange

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Charles II of England wore stilettos to his coronation. #strange

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Before WW2, all clothes were individually tailored. Wartime mass production introduced standardized sizing (S, M, L). #strange

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Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' was originally going to be about a talking parrot. #strange

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There are 11 places in #Utah called either 'Molly's Nipple', 'Mollies Nipple', or Molley's Nipple'.
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In French, 'avocat' means both 'lawyer' and 'avocado'. #strangewords

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In Old Norse, 'kveis' means 'the uneasiness after debauchery'. #strangewords

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There are 6 villages in France called 'Silly', 12 called 'Billy', & 2 called 'Prat'. #strange

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The Beatles classic 'Yesterday' was originally called 'Scrambled Eggs'. #strange

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'Whiskys' are barley beverages from Scotland, Canada & Japan. 'Whiskeys' are Irish (barley), or American (corn bourbon or rye). #strange

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Roman Emperor last words:
"I have made but one mistake." ~ Titus
"I am still alive!" ~ Caligula
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The Louvre was built in 1190 to defend against Viking raids. #strange

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There are two rhymes for purple ~ 'curple', a strap for horseback riding, and 'hirple', to shuffle along like a zombie. #strangewords

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The Oxford English dictionary takes 9000 words to describe the 45 different meanings of the word 'at'. #strange