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A 100% true story of the topless shennanigans that (maybe) happened in 1892
It is August. It is hot. You are stubborn and the person you have to deal with is equally stubborn. So what do you do? What would you do if you were a noble woman in Vienna in the Fin de siècle and had an argument? Of course you would instigate a duel, right? Right? Not? I can imagine your slightly confused face that says: Sorry, what are you talking about? I am talking about a historic event that took or maybe not took place in August of 1892: I am talking about a topless duel between two Victorian era ladies which — allegedly — happened at the end of the 19th century in…
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Before the Gnome: Hermits in the Garden
Hermits in the Garden We all know and love garden gnomes. And who doesn’t love to have a cute fellow with a little red pointed hat, doing garden things and minding his business? But imagine, if those gnomes were real persons living in your garden? To you this sounds more than absurd and over-the-top eccentric? Well… yes. But, you know, they existed. Only they were not gnomes but ornamental hermits. To learn more about it, let’s go on a little time travel back into the 17th century. The change of garden style in the 17th Century At the beginning of the 17th century the ornamental baroque garden was the predominant type of…
