Ancient cave artists used perspective, shading, and motion in their paintings — sophisticated techniques rediscovered in the Renaissance.
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The sitar, fundamental to Indian classical music, has 21 strings — 7 played and 14 sympathetic.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh contains a flood narrative strikingly similar to the biblical story of Noah.
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