Friday Five

Friday Five

Jacob Lawrence, There are combustibles in every State, which a spark might set fire to. —Washington, 26 December 1786, (1956). This is the first rediscovered canvas in the “Struggle” series. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen, © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knig…

Jacob Lawrence, There are combustibles in every State, which a spark might set fire to. —Washington, 26 December 1786, (1956). This is the first rediscovered canvas in the “Struggle” series. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen, © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Welcome to this week’s issue of the Friday Five where we share some of the stories that piqued our interest this week. Enjoy.

1 )) Archeologists in Pompeii discover the Lamborghini of chariots.

2 )) Brewers decided to age kegs of beer in a sunken ship. What could go wrong? 

3 )) For the second time in the last six months, one of six missing Jacob Lawrence paintings was discovered in the same Upper West Side neighborhood in New York.

4 )) Germans, who have a word for everything, have created over 1200 new words inspired by the pandemic

5 )) Canadians, who are known for being nice, have sent a free stamped post card to every Canadian household to mail to whoever they want.


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