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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
JEWELLED SKELETONS, 1600S:
‘Taken from the catacombs of Rome in the 17th century, the relics of twelve martyred saints were then attired in the regalia of the period before being interred in a remote church on the German/Czech border.’
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
“As the class of fools is much larger than that of idiots, so that of simpletons is much larger than that of fools.”
How farsighted our ancestors of 1848 were, to commission such a report! It’s about time for another one, I think. It might help us deal with our current political, cultural, economic, interpersonal and environmental messes. The report is fascinating reading from start to finish, giving a wonderful taxonomy of idiots, such as that quoted above.
The report is available in its ingenious entirety courtesy of Google Books HERE.
The earliest known examples of tattoos were the Egyptians, having being present on numerous female mummies that date as far back as 2000 B.C. It was only until “Iceman”, a frozen body found at the Italian-Austrian border in 1991, was discovered with patterns adorned across various parts of his body that presented evidence of tattoos existing much earlier. Scientists have carbon dated “Iceman” to around 5,200 years old.
Earliest known Suicide Girl
“Remembering is only a new form of suffering.” —Charles Baudelaire
(Source: theblackworkshop)
(Source: galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com)
(Source: galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com)
