https://www.thefarside.com/2026/10/06/0
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Flawed cultural treasures
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Liberty Bell / cracked / Venus De Milo / no arms / Sphinx / no schnoz / Tower of Pisa / leaning / Shroud of Turin /
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I don’t think the Shroud of Turin has coffee stains…
Huh. Interesting read.
The microscopist and forensic expert Walter McCrone found, based on his examination of samples taken in 1978 from the surface of the shroud using adhesive tape, that the image on the shroud had been painted with a dilute solution of red ochre pigment in a gelatin medium. McCrone also found that the apparent bloodstains were painted with vermilion pigment, also in a gelatin medium. McCrone’s findings were disputed by other researchers, and the nature of the image on the shroud continues to be debated.
I’ve never even heard of that one before




