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1. 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-Feb-2019 23:35:12 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

   The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is effectively the longest running troll in history. No i wonder I love this dude so much.

   • SecondJon (secondjon@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Feb-2019 00:00:52 UTC SecondJon

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     @freemo
     Not an expert, did find this: "Contrary to myth, Michelangelo did not paint on his back, but on a platform of his own devising that extended over half the area of the chapel and allowed him to stand upright."

     https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/rome/articles/Romes-Sistine-Chapel-50-fascinating-facts/

     🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 repeated this.
   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Feb-2019 00:12:29 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     • SecondJon

     @SecondJon Very intersting, not surprising. Though I suspect at least some parts he may have still been on his back since it only says his device covered half the space.