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Handpaper t1_j25o8ua wrote
Reply to comment by Jindujun in TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises. by JosephvonEichendorff
Uh uh. The weirdest thing about Tako to Ama (Octopus and the Pearl Diver) is that it is part of a 90-page epic by legendary Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, who also painted Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including the iconic The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
It would be like having Monet paint the plates for an illustrated 120 Days of Sodom.
Handpaper t1_ix83p0s wrote
Reply to comment by grudrookin in TIL singer songwriter Leonard Cohen claimed to have written approximately 150 draft verses of his most famous song "Hallelujah", a claim substantiated by his notebooks containing manifold revisions and additions, and by contemporary interviews. by big_macaroons
It can join the list of 'songs that people think are nice, but really aren't'.
Includes "Every Breath You Take", "Gloria", etc.
Handpaper t1_iuja0cn wrote
Reply to comment by 42tfish in TIL: An advertising company wanted to use Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire in a Hemorrhoid commercial by jmoney6
Nah.
This one for Vaseline.
Handpaper t1_ja46tk3 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
Also has parachutists wings.
He was appointed Colonel-in-chief of the Parachute Regiment in 1977, and insisted on qualifying. He said that he could not wear the Regiment's famous maroon beret and wings, or "look [the men] in the eye" until he had done so.