archaicwonder: Greek Gold Oak Wreath, 4th-3rd Century BC

archaicwonder: Greek Gold Oak Wreath, 4th-3rd Century BC

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Did-You-Kno: Leonardo Da Vinci Was Dyslexic, Ambidextrous, And Predominantly Left Handed, Which Allowed Him To Draw With One Hand While Writing Backward With The Other. This Produced A Mirror-Image Script Around The Drawings Of His Inventions That Other

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