In alchemical tradition, the green lion devouring the sun was a visual code for a formula for dissolving gold.
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LOST ~ April 15, 2014
This elegant incarnation of the Cliff House at Land's End survived the 1906 earthquake, only to be destroyed by fire the following year
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The mermaid PT Barnum produced in 1842 was not exactly as advertised
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FAKE ~ March 25, 2014
Learn Something Weird: Too Much Penis
Although no one really knows the exact reasons why Florentine master Paolo Uccello was brusquely ordered to revise his freshly completed fresco of the mercenary John Hawkwood, the strange split perspective implies that perhaps the horse was a bit too immodest for church.
ROGUE ~ March 11, 2014
PRESERVED
Prehistoric footprints trace a path through ancient caves. Mummies, bog bodies and people turned to soap fill pathological collections. From shrunken heads and fine wines rescued from shipwrecks, manuscripts miraculously…
SPICE
Sweet and hot, intoxicating and exploding: The quest for spice has driven man and governments to extremes, impacted the history of medicine, funded empires, and destroyed fortunes. Join us for…
