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Ignorance, fanaticism and cruelty. The three prediluvian monsters - man’s soul eaters that, though slowly shrinking from the few and feeble attacks of poor humanity, still loom large over the entrance to the temple of human happiness. - A remarkable drawing - By J. M. de Aragon
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Internet gate. Powered by #SOPA.
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In a book published nearly 600 years ago, in the year 1420, Venetian engineer Giovanni Fontana proposed a mechanical construction called the Castellum Umbrarum, or “castle of shadows.” Philippe Codognet describes the 15th-century machine as “a room with walls made of folded translucent parchments lighted from behind, creating therefore an environment of moving images. Fontana also designed some kind of magic lantern to project on walls life-size images of devils or beasts.” Codognet goes on to suggest that the device is an early ancestor of today’s CAVE systems, or virtual reality rooms—an immersive, candlelit cinema of moving screens and flickering images. (via BLDGBLOG: Castle of Shadows)
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Occupy Wall Street: “They don’t really seem to know why they are protesting.”
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Fine, wives should be kissed - And not heard!
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I want all the things I wasn’t born with! Money, power, social position. Someday I’ll meet the man who can give me all these things and I’ll marry him! I’ll settle for nothing less than the best!
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Do spirits return? Houdini says NO - and proves it.
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Some groups of humans can be mistaken for zombies.
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Note that the Evolution man is bloated due to the numerous useless internal vestigial organs. Evolution would be obvious and undeniable if we looked like the man on the right! He would have trouble finding a suit that fits! (via Vestigial Organs - Missing Universe Museum)
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That’s the best part, Amy. Book works with the shelves you have at home.
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