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[Darío Madrid @Dario_Madrid_F]

@Luz3400 El presente hilo puede leerse en mi web. Sirva como homenaje a los miles de españoles que se defendieron del francés en aquellos aciagos años de principios del S. XIX. 95.300 gracias por leerlo y difundirlo.

https://t.co/rx1hWG1FuR

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day, again, is ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century): one who loves to give their opinion on matters they know nothing about.

[А. Z. Fоrеmаn: Seriouѕ Рhіlоlοgy, Ѕіlly Веhаvіоr @azforeman]

The beginning of the famous witches' scene from Macbeth, read in Early Modern English pronunciation by yours truly.

"Double double toil and trouble"

[dʊbɫ̩ dʊbɫ̩ tʊɪɫ ǝnd trʊbɫ̩]

I took advantage of the fact that I was recovering from a nasty cough to record the witches' parts then, and then I did Macbeth's lines later.

https://t.co/pGGiXKQnTz

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

The Birth of Venus, painted by Sandro Botticelli in 1485, is one of the world's most famous and beloved paintings.

But it was completely forgotten for nearly four hundred years because nobody thought it was any good.

So... what changed?

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

How to recognise 15 common cloud formations:

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

What is going on with February?!

A brief history of why it only has 28 days:

[Winnie The Pooh @PoohBearWisdom]

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.” - Winnie-the-Pooh

[Utah Daily Snow @WasatchSnow]

A friend from out-of-state said to me: “Looks like Utah’s going to get good snow!” I shrugged and started whining about how it’s on a weekend and not going to be deep enough to not feel the bottom and… and… about that time I realized what a snob I am.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

I dipinti di Caravaggio prendono vita

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Why did Claude Monet paint the same water lilies in his garden more than 250 times?

Well, for Monet, they were different every time...

[venus 🧜‍♀️ @VENUS__6942]

@culturaltutor Caravaggio pictures on stage🎨

[Clara González Freyre de Andrade @Claramore_]

A Yves Klein se le conoce por su amor por el azul 💙

Su relación con este color fue tal que llegó a patentar su propio tono de azul: el International Klein Blue. Un azul eléctrico y brillante que inundó todas sus obras sin distinguir entre pintura, escultura y performance.

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

He also knew the exact distance between the cities.

All over the ancient Hellenic world there were "bematists" - professionals who measured distances (between cities, say) by walking them.

Alexandria was 5,000 stadia (an ancient metric) north of Syene.

[Manuel de BCN (Daniel Guillén) @Manuel_de_BCN]

1939.
Varsovia está a punto de ser invadida por los nazis y uns visita de máximo nivel entra en el cuartel general de la Gestapo.

💀'Ser o no ser' es un buen dilema, pero ¿se puede hacer comedia de todo? es mejor.

Empieza un #MakeEmLaugh reciclado. 🧵

[ƉAƲIƉ ƁOKEH @DavidBokeh]

Hay muchos tipos triángulos; el equilátero, el isósceles, el rectángulo, el escaleno; el triángulo de las Bermudas o los triángulos amorosos pero hoy es el día del #orgullobarroco y por eso vamos a hablar del más “BARROCO” de todos, el TRIANGULO INVERTIDO DE REMBRADNT. Dentro 🧵

[Niké de Samotracia @NikSamotracia]

Se cumple el nacimiento del Maestro Gian Lorenzo Bernini (7 de diciembre de 1598); pintor, escultor y arquitecto italiano y uno de los mejores artistas del Barroco. Hoy se celebra el día del #OrgulloBarroco.

Si me preguntas: ¿Qué es el Barroco?
Te diré que el Barroco es Éxtasis.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Great demonstration of static electricity.

[Allie Alvis (mostly on 🦋 now) @book_historia]

OBSESSED with the little peekaboo window the decorator left for the guide letter here :’)

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Charles C. Ebetts: The Mind Behind “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” https://t.co/Rnrv1TuDFP