Michelangelo never wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He saw himself as a sculptor, not a painter. In 1508, Pope Julius II handed him the commission anyway partly to keep him close, partly because rivals at court thought the job would ruin him. Instead, Michelangelo

#OTD 🗓️ 3rd of October 1981: Bryan Robson signed for Manchester United for £1.5m £1.5m was 57% of the clubs total turnover Equivalent price for today = £337m 🤣

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos: Within 10-20 years, the giant, gigawatt-scale data centers for AI training clusters will be built in space This would leverage 24/7 solar power and make space a key part of Earth's industrial and technological infrastructure

In her official review on integration in 2016 Baroness Casey found some Muslim pupils believed Britain to be 50-90% Asian, because that was all they'd ever seen. This is an entirely legitimate comment on the disaster of massive scale migration producing balkanisation.

Pippa Crerar Not all stamp duty. Only stamp duty on primary residencies. Not 2nd homes, not corporate owned homes. So it's only about £9bn that is required. WHich will largely pay for itself in increased house sales, builds and growth.

No country beats Russia when it comes to metro stations

Michael Heseltine wants you to accept more immigrants.

Imagine traveling to Tuscany 500 years ago and seeing Florence Cathedral for the very first time

Christopher Columbus’ flagship from his 1492 voyage to the Americas, when he set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, marking the start of European exploration and colonization. This is the full-scale replica of the Nao Santa María. ⚓

Never in my lifetime did I imagine we would see this in Ireland. When Irish people try to tell the world we are being treated like second class citizens in our own country, this is what we mean. Our flags being removed, our culture and festivals cancelled. It’s everywhere.

For over a thousand years white people not only wrote the story of Britain, they also fought, bled and died for it. The notion that 800 black people from Jamaica were the authors of this island is an utter insult to my people and our history. Enough with this shit.

This tree was planted by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Empire, Li Shimin, for Empress Zhangsun, it has been 1400 yrs to this day.

PG Wodehouse, born on this day 15th October 1881, speaking about the imbecile in his department when he worked in a bank. Recorded in 1974 when he was 93 years old, he sounds exactly as the author of the Jeeves and Wooster books should.

Salisbury Cathedral looking truly amazing surrounded by glorious autumn colours.

Today, we honoured the life and legacy of Field Marshal Lord Charles Guthrie at Westminster Cathedral. A Welsh Guardsman at heart, his service shaped generations. A tri-service guard, riderless horse and Welsh Guards bearer party paid tribute to a life of extraordinary service.

🚨POLITICS JOE HEAD DEMANDS 100% INHERITANCE TAX "Anything over £10 million should be returned to the state" "What if they leave the country?" "Let them go" This is the insanity of the left. The most successful people must be robbed of everything. Imagine how that would

The Bellevue hotel in Philly. Built in 1902. The original light structures still hang from within were designed by none other than Thomas Edison

Facades make a difference

🇩🇪 German taxes fund crazy things. 1) An old bridge on a nature reserve in southern Hesse was renovated for more than 300,000 euros! 2) Since now there is a working bridge, they had to put up a fence for a further €9100, since people are not allowed to go on the other sides

I cannot have been alone in being delighted by the photographs of sumo rikishi sightseeing in London before their tournament at the Albert Hall. Between this and the great work of His Excellency Hiroshi Suzuki (everybody's favourite ambassador) there is surely enough good will