Money
Get away
You get a good job with more pay and you're okay
Money
It's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star, daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team
The lunatic is in my head
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade,
you make the change
You rearrange me 'til I'm sane
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head
but it's not me
Us and them.
And after all we're only ordinary men.
The Great Gig In The Sky
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon
Rare historical photos you've (probably) never seen before 🧵
1. A boy hearing sound for the first time, 1974
2. The last ever duel in France, 1967
The mayor of Marseille Gaston Defferre and politician René Ribière took part in the last ever duel in France, after Defferre yelled "Taisez-vous, abruti!" ("Shut up, stupid!") at Ribière following a dispute in the French National Assembly.
3. When Einstein met Chaplin in 1931, Einstein said, "What I admire about your art is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet the world understands you." Chaplin replied, "It's true. But your fame is even greater. The world admires you, when no one understands you."
Thread of interesting things you (probably) didn’t know 🧵
1. These "wavy walls" in England surprisingly use fewer bricks than straight ones. Originating in Ancient Egypt, their arch design provides sturdy support with just one layer, unlike straight walls that require two.
2. What babies do in the womb
3. In 1750 BC, a man named Nanni in Mesopotamia filed the first documented complaint on a clay tablet against merchant Ea-nasir for delivering the wrong copper and mistreating his servant.
Archaeologists found several complaints, exposing Ea-nasir's poor business practices.
Have you ever wondered what the world’s most iconic cities looked like centuries ago?
This thread will take you back in time 🧵
1. Milan, Italy (1819)
2. New York City, USA (1875)
This lithograph by Currier & Ives captures the chaos of nineteenth-century NYC, focusing on the busy intersection of Broadway and Fulton Street, with traffic-laden streets and crowded sidewalks.
3. The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, by Vanvitelli (1700) and by Giovanni Maldura (1813).
The large ornate staircases in the Titanic's first-class section are among the most iconic features of the British ocean liner, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. This is how they look now, at the bottom of the sea.
3. Jan Langer's "Faces of the Century" pairs portraits of Czech centenarians with images from their youth.
Stanislav Spáčil, 17 years old and 102 Years Old.
Bedřiška Köhlerová, 26 years old (wedding day), 103 years old.