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22 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Can you spot the 17th century time traveller who made sure he would stay safe during his trip to Scotland in the plague-year 2021?

(Photos actually from 2011, Artist Frank To in Glasgow as part of his exhibit "The Human Condition", by Milligan & Mitchell PA Images via Getty Im.) ImageImageImage
And yes, these pictures were titled 'medieval plague doctor' almost everywhere.
Good thing I wasn't hunting fake history back in 2011, I would have been so busy.
Outfit looks great though.

Sorry about deleting thread twice, wanted to make sure credits were correct. Image
Ladies and gentlemen, the man behind the mask, Mr. To, make sure you check out his artworks;

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According to the National Museum of American History this is believed to be the first photographic portrait made in the United States, made in 1839 or 1840.
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28 Feb
Myheritage.com has created some sort of animate your old photos application and I'm of course using it to feed my history addiction.
I apologise in advance to all the ancestors I'm about to offend.

Very fake history.

I'm sorry Queenie.
Oh... no oh no... sorry Shakespeare.
This one is pretty good.
Portrait by Hans Memling.
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I think that when you share this that it is important to mention that this was published in 1940 and that historians have adjusted their view of Medieval hygiene quite a bit since then.
Which btw Mr. Richter did in a following tweet by sharing the source, which people should do more often when posting historical stuff ;)

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Tonight I ate spareribs.
I threw the bones in the fire.
I'll throw the ashes in my garden.

In a few centuries archaeologists may dig them up and then everybody will think that 2021 people burned pigs and spread their remains, probably to ward of the Corona plague.

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