Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland was a fashion editor with an incredible personality.
Diana Vreeland was a fashion editor with an incredible personality.
Matsuda 2809 are the glasses Linda Hamilton wore in Terminator 2.
The Cordoba fighting dog is an extinct breed of dog. The Cordoba was a crossbreed of Mastiff, Bull Terrier, Boxer, and Old English Bulldog. The Cordoba Fighting Dog originated in Córdoba, Argentina. The breed had such strong aggression toward other dogs that the males and females would rather fight than mate. In addition, many members of this breed died in the dog fighting pits, contributing to the breed's extinction.
C.R. Cockerell was an English architect.
Bud Ekins was one of the foremost stuntmen of his generation. He is known to most as the actor who jumped the fence on a disguised Triumph TR6 Trophy 650cc motorcycle in The Great Escape, and who drove the Ford Mustang 390 GT in Bullitt. He also coordinated the stunts for the popular 1970s motorcycle cop show CHiPs.
A bezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system.
An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.
The Opificio delle Pietre Dure e Laboratori di Restauro is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage based in Florence. It is a global leader in the field of art restoration and provides teaching as one of two Italian state conservation schools. The institute maintains also a specialist library and archive of conservation and a museum displaying historic examples of Pietre Dure inlaid semi-precious stones artefacts. A scientific laboratory conducts research and diagnostics and provides a preventive conservation service.
Maurice Maeterlink tried to popularize scientific knowledge for an international audience. Writing with characteristic eloquence, Maeterlinck asserts that flowers possess the power of thought without knowledge, a capacity that constitutes a form of intelligence.
Ugland House is a building located in the capital of the Cayman Islands. The building is the registered office address for 18,857 entities and has for years been linked by American politicians to tax evasion.