Frenetic_Platypus
Frenetic_Platypus t1_iqw3j34 wrote
Reply to TIL Jean Bernadotte was born a commoner in France; and died the King of Sweden by thenewcomputer
The best part is that he was elected by people who wanted to be allied to France while pretending to be sent directly by Napoleon, but then he immediately told him to go eat a bag of dicks and helped Russia defeat him.
Frenetic_Platypus t1_j7wvmxo wrote
Reply to TIL an abstract painting called "New York City I" has been accidentally displayed upside down since 1980 by Specialist_Check
>"The thickening of the grid should be at the top, like a dark sky,” said Meyer-Büser. “Once I pointed it out to the other curators, we realised it was very obvious. I am 100% certain the picture is the wrong way around.”
Huh. I thought it was a top-down view of city blocks with the Hudson in blue.