The True Shakespeare
Back in 2010, Dr. Carolin Wilkinson of Dundee University used the death mask to create a computer rendering of Shakespeare. Looks pretty accurate from all of his portraits, right?
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You Won’t Believe What Historical Figures Actually Looked Like
The More You Know
- There is a fish with transparent bones and white blood.
- War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
- Fleas can jump up to 100 times their body length.
- The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.