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Continue reading →: The Man Who Kidnapped MONA LISAEvery year, more than 50,000 art pieces are stolen around the world. The annual black market value for art theft stands between 6 and 8 billion.
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Continue reading →: 5 Amazing Facts About Louisa May AlcottAlcott was a unique woman for her time. A defender of women’s rights and fiercely independent, her life can inspire us as much as her book has done.
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Continue reading →: 5 Witches in Mythologyso broad. Magic can explain many events in myths all over the world. We need to be more specific when learning about magic.
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Continue reading →: Pablo Picasso on TrialLa bande de Picasso was a guilty party to Prefect Lépine. He was confident that they were the gang of thieves he was after—and that they would be able to tell him Mona Lisa’s whereabouts. It wasn’t long before he’d arrested the face of the movement, Picasso himself.
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Continue reading →: 5 Surprising Facts About Jane AustenJane Austen’s life is shrouded in mystery. She was an unusual woman for her time, holding firm to her values. She believed in love matches; her stories are full of unlikely couples, yet she remained unmarried.
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Continue reading →: 5 Myths About Sea MonstersOne of the most frightening mysteries our ancestors faced was the ocean. Whether they were fishing or embarking on voyages into the unknown, they had no guarantee of a safe return. The ocean was a moody mistress; they personified her by giving her faces.
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Continue reading →: Mona Lisa’s Romantic DisappearanceIn August 1911, the Louvre Museum was stirred from its routine by horrific news. Usually displayed in the Salon de Carré, where she was visited by artists and suitors, Mona Lisa had vanished.
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Continue reading →: 5 Myths About the StarsStars have guided us from the beginning. Before we settled on a common calendar, they told our ancestors when to plant their crops. Navigators at sea used stars to guide them on treacherous journeys. In uncertain times, humans sought messages from these celestial lights.
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Continue reading →: Leonardo da Vinci: Unveiling the GeniusHe dabbled in everything–art, science, architecture, and more. All of these were his superpowers. They were trades and disciplines that he had a firm grip on because his sheer curiosity drove him to tireless study. Though he is best known for having painted the Mona Lisa, you could spend a…
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Continue reading →: Learning to Teach History: Interview with Phillip CampbellWe idolize Vincent van Gogh for his story and his poignant art, make jokes about the ear incident. Do we know why he cut off his ear? Behind every great (and I mean great in the sense of huge, not always good, as in the case of van Gogh) story…
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Continue reading →: Mona Lisa: The Queen of the Louvrethe rabbit hole of the Internet, one can live their lifetime without ever really looking at a painting. Masters such as Van Gogh or Beethoven are more than Internet trends. I want to talk about artists that helped form our society.
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Continue reading →: The Bookworm’s Bible: FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS by Graham TarrantFOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS will leave you enlightened. You’ll fall in love with the literary world and its history–but might also find yourself in a slight panic. You won’t know what to read next! There are so many titles mentioned; it might depend on which category you’d like to…
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