Thucydides subtweeted Herodotus before it was cool

Adolf von Becker (1831 - 1909) - The Cat on the Pillow. Oil on canvas.

f*ck it, here are some silly pet paintings

Soviet postcard, 1955

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In 1928, the Industrial Supervisor M.A. Pressley-Smith sent out a plea through the mission’s quarterly publication, Among the Deep Sea Fishers, “Save Your Old Silk Stockings! When your stockings run let them run to Labrador! We need silk stockings and underwear in Unlimited Quantities! Please send your silk stockings and underwear no matter how old or worn! We need such silk and artificial silk for the making of hooked rugs of a beautiful type!” Silk stockings when dyed to beautiful soft hues, helped propel the mat industry into its peak production years of 1926 to the early 1930s.

This is so beautiful and took a lot of patience!!! ✊

bird riding rhinoceros