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Venus Anadyomene is an oil-on-canvas painting by Titian, dating to around 1520. It depicts the Greek goddess Venus rising from the sea and wringing her hair, with a shell visible at the bottom left, taken from a description of Venus by the Greek poet Hesiod in which she was born fully-grown from a shell. The wringing of her hair is a direct imitation of Apelles's lost masterwork, also called Venus Anadyomene. The painting is in good condition and achieved public ownership in 2003 when it was purchased from Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland. It is now in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.Painting credit: Titian

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Ryu Sung-hyun

• ... that Olympian Ryu Sung-hyun (pictured) taught himself gymnastics for four years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?
• ... that a nihilist school of metaphysics contends that tables and chairs do not exist?
• ... that the efforts of Cora Babbitt Johnson helped delay the construction of Mount Rushmore until 1927?
• ... that "Sea of Voices" was well-received by Porter Robinson's fans even though it was a fundamental change from his prior musical style?
• ... that Morris Villarroel wore a camera on his chest that took around 1,200 photographs per day for several years?
• ... that Seattle Reign FC have had three name changes during their 11-year history?
• ... that Eric Bloodaxe's death at the Battle of Stainmore ended the independence of Scandinavian York?
• ... that the legacy of American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman has been said to continue "to entertain and draw attention to Tallahassee" decades after her death?
• ... that the sheep-farming founder of Kekerengu in New Zealand became an international fugitive?

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Willie Mays in 1961

• American baseball player Willie Mays (pictured) dies at the age of 93.
• In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA Finals.
• A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, kills fifty people.
• A plane crash near Chikangawa, Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima.

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