Crow adopts kitten. Manneken Pis. Manneken Pis ( [ˌmɑnəkə(m) ˈpɪs] ; "Little man Pee" in Marols; French: le Petit Julien) is a landmark small bronze sculpture in Brussels, depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain's basin.
It was designed by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder and put in place in 1618 or 1619.[1] Location[edit] Manneken Pis dressed as mayor of Brussels Lineages that offer it as well, dated 22 June 2013, the 902nd costume.. Manneken Pis in Judo attire. Manneken Pis dressed like an Organ Builder (21 June 2009) The famous statue is located at the junction of Rue de l'Étuve/Stoofstraat and Rue du Chêne/Eikstraat. History and legends[edit] The 61 cm tall bronze statue on the corner of Rue de l'Etuve and Rue des Grands Carmes was made in 1619 by Brussels sculptor Hieronimus Duquesnoy the Elder, father of the more famous François Duquesnoy. There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke Godfrey III of Leuven.
Traditions[edit] Replicas[edit] In popular culture[edit] 100 Very Cool Facts About The Human Body – Global One TV: Multimedia for Mystics. The Brain The human brain is the most complex and least understood part of the human anatomy.
There may be a lot we don’t know, but here are a few interesting facts that we’ve got covered. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb. Hair and Nails While they’re not a living part of your body, most people spend a good amount of time caring for their hair and nails. Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body. Internal Organs Though we may not give them much thought unless they’re bothering us, our internal organs are what allow us to go on eating, breathing and walking around.
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But you may not realize that the concept -- a meaningless phrase, image or joke getting repeated endlessly for no reason at all -- predates the Internet generation by a long shot. Although it was more difficult for a phrase or image to "go viral" before all this technology, pointless memes still found their way to every corner of the globe.
Such as ... When you consider how many people spent their time either killing or getting killed during both world wars, it's easy to see how the issue of graffiti would go largely overlooked. Which is why, after the dust settled, people all over the world began to wonder who "Kilroy" was and why he had graffitied the hell out of their continents. Dick. That cartoon face with that phrase would appear spray-painted on walls, scrawled in lockers and written on the back of high school notebooks for decades. Via Jason TaelliousWhat a legacy. Via Florian Kilzer. Photography of Curiosity Landing Site on Mars.