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What Leonardo da Vinci discovered about the human heart in 1512 wouldn't be proven true for another 500 years.
While dissecting an ox heart by candlelight, da Vinci noticed something everyone else had missed. The aortic valve didn't just open and close like a door. It danced.
He sketched swirling patterns in the blood flow—tiny whirlpools that seemed to help the valve seal perfectly. But in the 1500s, no one could see inside a beating heart to prove him right. So his drawings were forgotten, buried in notebooks that wouldn't be studied seriously for centuries.
Fast forward to 2014. Researchers at Oxford using cutting-edge MRI technology made a stunning discovery: da Vinci's 500-year-old sketches were anatomically perfect. The vortices he drew actually exist.
Those swirling blood patterns do exactly what he theorized—they help the valve close gently and efficiently, preventing damage with every heartbeat.
He figured this out without microscopes, without computers, without even knowing what blood circulation was. He just observed, sketched, and thought deeply about what he saw.
Da Vinci wasn't just an artist who painted the Mona Lisa. He was reverse-engineering the human body, combining art and science in ways no one would attempt again for half a millennium.
He saw the heart not as a simple pump, but as an elegant machine designed by nature's engineering.
Sometimes genius isn't about having the right tools.
It's about asking the right questions.
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What Leonardo da Vinci discovered about the human heart in 1512 wouldn't be proven true for another 500 years.
While dissecting an ox heart by candlelight, da Vinci noticed something everyone else had missed. The aortic valve didn't just open and close like a door. It danced.
He sketched swirling patterns in the blood flow—tiny whirlpools that seemed to help the valve seal perfectly. But in the 1500s, no one could see inside a beating heart to prove him right. So his drawings were forgotten, buried in notebooks that wouldn't be studied seriously for centuries.
Fast forward to 2014. Researchers at Oxford using cutting-edge MRI technology made a stunning discovery: da Vinci's 500-year-old sketches were anatomically perfect. The vortices he drew actually exist.
Those swirling blood patterns do exactly what he theorized—they help the valve close gently and efficiently, preventing damage with every heartbeat.
He figured this out without microscopes, without computers, without even knowing what blood circulation was. He just observed, sketched, and thought deeply about what he saw.
Da Vinci wasn't just an artist who painted the Mona Lisa. He was reverse-engineering the human body, combining art and science in ways no one would attempt again for half a millennium.
He saw the heart not as a simple pump, but as an elegant machine designed by nature's engineering.
Sometimes genius isn't about having the right tools.
It's about asking the right questions.
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On this day in 1982, The Jam single “Town Called Malice” debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart (February 13)
Paul Weller has said that it was written about his hometown Woking as a result of his teenage experiences there.
The Irish Independent described the song as a "class-war tirade set to a post-punk northern soul groove", which is a great description.
The single from their LP “The Gift” debuted at #1 on the UK charts, and stayed there for three weeks.
It was also the band's sole chart entry onto any American chart when it hit #31 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1982.
The song also went to #4 in Belgium, #7 in the Netherlands, #14 in New Zealand, and #15 in Australia.
"Town Called Malice" was featured prominently in the 1985 comedy film National Lampoon's European Vacation, and also appeared in the movie “Billy Elliott”, and an episode of “The Walking Dead”
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This week in 1989, the Traveling Wilbury’s single “End of the Line” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #83 (February 11)
The final track on the supergroup’s debut album “Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1” features all the Wilburys except Bob Dylan as lead singers; George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison sing the choruses in turn, while Tom Petty sings the verses.
It peaked at #8 in Canada, #11 in New Zealand, #12 in Australia, #14 in Ireland, #39 in Belgium m, #50 in the Netherlands, #52 in the UK, and #63 in the US.
As the great Roy Orbison passed away after recording his vocals but before the video was shot, a shot of a guitar sitting in a rocking chair and a photo of him are shown when his vocals are heard in the clip…
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Smørrebrød
📍Denmark 🇩🇰
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The name literally translates to "butter and bread," but that is a massive understatement. Smørrebrød is the high-art evolution of a 19th-century laborer's lunch. It started with agricultural workers packing heavy slabs of rye bread topped with last night's leftovers to get through a day in the fields.
Today, it has moved from the lunchbox to the pedestal, governed by unwritten rules that every Dane knows by heart.
The foundation is always rugbrød—a dark, dense, sourdough rye bread that is more like a structural material than a pastry. It’s thin but sturdy enough to hold a mountain of toppings without collapsing.
You never, ever eat smørrebrød with your hands; the sheer height and complexity of the construction demand a knife and fork. There is even a specific order to the meal: you start with fish (usually herring), move to meat, and finish with cheese. Mixing the order is a culinary sin.
Classic builds like Stjerneskud (Shooting Star) are architectural marvels, piling fried and steamed plaice with shrimp and asparagus.
Then there’s the Dyrlægens Natmad (The Veterinarian’s Midnight Snack), a rich layer of liver pâté topped with salt beef and wobbling cubes of meat aspic.
For something more visual, Sol over Gudhjem (Sun over Gudhjem) features smoked herring topped with a raw, brilliant yellow egg yolk that represents the sun setting over the Baltic Sea.
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On this day in 1967, 15 police officers raided Redlands the West Sussex home of The Rolling Stone Keith Richards during a weekend party.
George and Pattie Harrison had been at the house, but it was said that the police waited for them to leave before they raided the house in order not to bust the holder of an MBE.
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1. Raja Ampat
2. Komodo
3. Bali
4. Sipadan
5. Puerto Morelos
6. Cebu
7. Apo Island
8. Palawan
9. Maldives
10. Seychelles
11. Fiji
12. Vanuatu
13. Galápagos
14. Cocos Island
15. Socorro Island
16. Jardines de la Reina
17. Hawai‘i
18. Aliwal Shoal
19. Protea Banks
20. Tonga
21. Ningaloo Reef
22. French Polynesia
23. Malapascua
24. Tofo
25. Chuuk Lagoon
26. Scapa Flow
27. SS Thistlegorm
28. Bikini Atoll
29. Gozo
30. SS President Coolidge
31. Coron Bay
32. USAT Liberty
33. Hilma Hooker
34. Bermuda
35. SS Yongala
36. Canterbury Wreck
37. Silfra
38. Polar Circle
39. British Columbia
40. Norway
41. Monterey Bay
42. Sweden
43. Tasmania
44. Ireland
45. Alaska
46. Faroe Islands
47. The Arch
48. Hokkaido
49. Palau
50. Papua New Guinea
51. São Tomé and Príncipe
52. British Indian Ocean Territory
53. Kiribati
54. Solomon Islands
55. Andaman Islands
56. Aqaba
57. Jeddah
58. Madagascar
59. Reunion Island
60. Marshall Islands
Discover what makes each of these destinations unique and why they’re legendary in the dive industry!
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Chinese Startup Unveils 'Moya,' World's First Biomimetic Humanoid Robot with Human-like Body Temperature.
'Chinese Startup Unveils 'Moya,' World's First Biomimetic Humanoid Robot with Human-like Body Temperature.
Shanghai. The field of robotics is currently experiencing intense competition. Various companies are unveiling robots capable of walking, running, and performing household chores like humans.
Amidst this, DroidUp, a startup based in Shanghai, China, has ignited a new debate in the world of technology by launching 'Moya,' the world's first biomimetic humanoid robot. The company claims this robot is not just a machine but possesses a human-like physical structure and body temperature.
Moya's most distinctive feature is its body temperature. While robots are typically made of cold metal or plastic, Moya's body temperature ranges between 32 to 36 degrees Celsius (89 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit).
This makes the robot feel warm to the touch, similar to touching a human. Research indicates that humans feel closeness and intimacy based on touch and temperature, so this feature was incorporated to make it more human-like. Standing 165 centimeters tall and weighing 32 kg, this robot will be available in both female and male versions.
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) equipped camera installed in this robot helps it recognize people in front of it and interact with them. Moya can respond not only through words but also through subtle facial expressions.
On this day in 2014, Queen made UK chart history, by becoming the first act to sell six million copies of an individual album, with their 1981 “Greatest Hits” LP (February 11)
As of July 2022, “Greatest Hits” has spent over 1000 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified 23× platinum with sales of over seven million copies, making it the best-selling album of all time in the UK.
“Greatest Hits” peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 in November 2020, the second-slowest ascent to the Top 10 of the US album chart in history, taking over 39 years to crack the Top 10.
The record is held by another legendary act with a royal name: Nat King Cole, whose “The Christmas Song” took 55 years!
Among the longest charting albums in the US, as of November 2020, it has spent over 400 weeks on the Billboard 200, and has been certified 9× platinum in the US.
The album has also been certified 15× platinum in Australia, 10× platinum in New Zealand.
With total sales of over 25 million copies, it’s one of the best-selling albums of all time…
Do you have a copy?
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Proof of walk this morning with Amigo and Cypher to Whitesand and Bulabog Beach ⛱️
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Proof of gym workout this morning. No walk with Amigo and Cypher due to heavy rain.
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My boy Amigo 💜
No walk this morning because of heavy rain.
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