TriviaTales & Captures! #23
A voyage through 3 trivia’s, 2 fun facts, 1 photograph.
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
3 Trivia
2 Fun Facts, and
1 Photograph.
Let's dive in…
Trivia’s:
1. Art:
This painting plays an important role in the 1999 movie of The Thomas Crown Affair. It appears several times, first when Crown and Catherine Banning are walking through the museum and she jokingly calls it his portrait, and particularly in the final robbery scenes when numerous men wearing bowler hats and trench coats carry briefcase throughout the museum to cover Crown's movements and confuse the security team. It's like a clever trick in the movie!
Which famous painting is talked about?
2. Geography:
The name X is derived from the notation used by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India. In 1856, Thomas Montgomerie made the first survey of the Karakoram from Mount Haramukh, he sketched the two most prominent peaks.
The policy of the Great Trigonometrical Survey was to use local names for mountains wherever possible and one of the peak was found to be known locally as Masherbrum.
Name X.
3. Culture:
X is a unique form of textile block-printing found primarily in Sindh, Pakistan and the village bordering Kutch district of India. It display special designs and patterns made using block printing with stamps. They have vibrant colours like indigo, red and white, are traditionally worn by nomadic communities like Rabaris, Maldharis, and Ahirs.
X can be called the identity of Sindh and Sindhi people, it is a symbol of pride and respect for men and glory for women.
Recently it has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, providing legal protection to arts from specific geographical regions.Identify X.
Fun Facts:
The color of a meteor depends on its chemical composition.
The longest, published word in English is the term for the formula C₁₂₈₉H₂₀₅₁N₃₄₃O₃₇₅S₈, a protein that has 267 amino acids.
Photograph of the Day:
Echoes of Time:
A girl stands amidst the grand arches of an ancient building in Mehrauli, a locale steeped in history and architectural splendor. The structure, with its gracefully curved arches and intricate detailing, whispers tales of a bygone era, embodying the timeless elegance and rich heritage of its surroundings.
The girl's presence in this historical setting invites contemplation on the passage of time and the interplay between the ephemeral and the eternal.
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