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Look inside the rare Leonardo da Vinci notebook that Bill Gates paid more than $30 million for
The text is written in Da Vinci's famous mirror-image style, meaning that the words are supposed to…
Madeline Stone
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Da Vinci's iconic depiction of Easter's beginnings has a violent history it barely survived
Da Vinci began the work in 1495 or 1496 and completed it around 1498. It depicts a famous scene fro…
Áine Cain
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Da Vinci's 'irrelevant' doodles actually contain his most revolutionary physics discovery
"The sketches and text show Leonardo understood the fundamentals of friction in 1493," said Hutchin…
Ali Sundermier
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The author of 'The Da Vinci Code' nearly crumbled under the weight of 250 million readers' expectations - until he reminded himself of the strategy he'd used all along
He remembered sitting down to start his next book, which would become 2009's "The Lost Symbol," and…
Richard Feloni
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Leonardo DiCaprio wants to star in a Stan Lee biopic, according to the Marvel icon
Early this month, sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. will "make an ambitious att…
John Lynch
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Work and politics can be a bad mix — but it's hard to know where to draw the line
A contentious Trump vs. Harris election means political discussions might become even more heated t…
Tim Paradis
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Mona Lisa splattered in soup at Louvre Museum in Paris by food protesters
Protesters in France wearing T-shirts that said "Food Counterattack," threw a can of soup at the wo…
Rebecca Rommen
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Europe uncovered: the top 10 places every traveller should discover
Europe is a continent teeming with rich history, diverse cultures, stunning landscapes, and archite…
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Trump asked his followers if they think he looks like Elvis in a strange social media post
Donald Trump posted a photo comparing himself to Elvis Presley, sparking debates about his state of…
Alia Shoaib
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Elon Musk's biographer says Musk has 'multiple' personalities he can be 'brutal,' and also 'frightening and inspiring all at once'
"This is a person with multiple moods and modes and personalities, ranging from engineering mode to…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Italian mayors are still hoping that an Elon v. Zuck fight could boost their towns' profiles, despite the Meta CEO getting tired of Musk's shenanigans
Mark Zuckerberg called off a fight with Elon Musk but there are at least seven proposals from Itali…
Pete Syme
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Passenger stuck on a sweltering United Airlines flight for 7 hours with no food said it was 'like being tortured'
Passengers on flight UA40 were expecting to fly from Newark to Rome on July 3, but technical proble…
Sophia Ankel
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Elon Musk's biographer saw him fly into 'demon mode.' It's hard to watch but it also gets stuff done, he says.
Walter Isaacson said Elon Musk could go into a "dark" state where he lacked empathy for others. It'…
Grace Kay
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Climate activists in Italy were dragged away by museum staff after they glued their hands to a 540-year-old Botticelli painting, video shows
Activists said the demonstration "is nothing compared to 1 billion climate migrants and to the many…
Katie Balevic
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An author working on an Elon Musk biography says writing it is like 'trying to take notes while drinking from a fire hose'
Elon Musk can be a hard man to keep up with, biographer Walter Isaacson told The New York Times on …
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Climate protesters are chucking food at priceless paintings. A social movements expert says these tactics only convince people who already think climate change is serious.
A string of protests involved hurling food at famous artwork. Activists say they hope the demonstra…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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The Mona Lisa was attacked with a pastry by a man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair
The man who's believed to have attacked the Mona Lisa said: "There are people who are destroying th…
Armani Syed
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Some ultra-wealthy are buying high-end art for their yachts as a recession hedge while stocks, real estate, and crypto tank on global uncertainty
The ultra-wealthy are adding luxury art to their portfolios as a recession hedge — and they'r…
Jacob Zinkula
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The Louvre, Legoland, and three Disney theme parks are closed because of the coronavirus. Here's all of the major museum and theme park closures so far.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
Joey Hadden
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Warren Buffett used the 'Mona Lisa' to explain why art is a terrible investment - but then compared Berkshire Hathaway to an art museum
"We like to think we're the Metropolitan Museum of businesses," Buffett said in 2000, comparing the…