Nasa's Million Dollar Space Pen vs The Soviet Pencils
This is a quite interesting story... the facts behind the myth :) Enjoy!
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Where do the Bluetooth symbol and name come from?
The name "Bluetooth" comes from the Scandinavian Blåtand/Blåtann and Harald " Blåtand " Gormsson (935-985) was King of Denmark and Norway. He united dissonant Danish tribes into a single kingdom and, according to legend, introduced Christianity as well. When the name was proposed in 1997, the implication was that Bluetooth does the same with communication devices, uniting them into one single "rule". About the symbol itself it comes from the name of the King since it's the merging of the rune H for Harald with the rune B for Blåtand: ( source: redice.tv ) Cool eh?
The hidden brain in the Sistine Chapel
Hello Internet! Sorry for the long long absence! It has been a while since my last post! 2016 was a tough year for me, especially to the end... but here I am, again! I chose something really juicy for the comeback! If you haven't been there yet, please visit Rome at least once in your life. It's such a wonderful city! And when you are there, take your time and patience and visit the Vatican Museums ( http://www.museivaticani.va ) you will be amazed! As part of the tour, there is the Sistine Chapel, there, between 1508 and 1512, Michelangelo painted the ceiling, making it one of the most famous fresco ever made! Or let Robin Williams do the talking in this famous scene from Will Hunting : Anyway, as part of the Fresco, there is The Creation of Adam (source: wikipedia ) So what about it? Well Michelangelo hid a brain in the background figures and shapes behind the image of God! (source: the verge ) This is at least of the theory proposed in ...