Chef and artist Ernst de Witte made a presentation that convinced the Van Gogh Museum's curators to change the name of the Dutch artist's 1887 still life based on the grounds that the allium featured in it had been misidentified.Wikimedia CommonsThe Vincent van Gogh painting once known as Red Cabbages and Onions. While visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in March 2022, chef Ernst de Witte noticed something wrong with the Dutch artist’s 1887 still life Red Cabbages and Onions — namely, that the painting did not portray any onions.

It took six hours and $400,000 to move the historic building six blocks.FacebookThe house was placed onto a truck with a remotely-operated hydraulic dolly. For early risers in San Francisco, the morning of February 21 was a little different than usual, as many noticed a complete house floating by through the city streets. But this was no dream or hallucination — a team of workers actually managed to uproot and transport a 139-year-old home in one piece to a new location nearby.

A convicted child molester from Vallejo, California, Arthur Leigh Allen was the only Zodiac Killer suspect ever named by police — but was he really the murderer?Zodiac Killer FactsAn undated photo of Zodiac Killer suspect Arthur Leigh Allen. In the late 1960s, a serial killer hunted victims in Northern California. The so-called “Zodiac Killer” murdered at least five people between 1968 and 1969, taunted journalists and the police with complicated ciphers, and seemingly disappeared without a trace.

Theorists who believe the Moon landing was staged point to uneven shadows, the lack of stars in photos, and the famous picture of a waving flag as proof.NASAAstronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first people to set foot on the moon — or was it just a sound stage? “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” astronaut Neil Armstrong said on July 20, 1969 — the day humanity first landed on the moon.

What happened on this day in history: The Mirabal sisters are assassinated in the Dominican Republic, Junko Furuta is kidnapped, and more.1487: Elizabeth Of York Is Crowned Queen Of England Elizabeth of York, consort of King Henry VII and mother of King Henry VIII, is officially crowned Queen of England. The grand celebration included a parade of barges down the River Thames, one “decorated as a huge red dragon spouting real flames.

What happened on this day in history: Jack the Ripper kills his final victim in London's East End, the Berlin Wall falls after nearly 30 years, and more.1888: Jack The Ripper Kills His Final Victim Wikimedia CommonsThe mangled corpse of Mary Jane Kelly. Jack the Ripper kills his fifth and final known victim, Mary Jane Kelly. Unlike the Ripper’s first four victims, Kelly was murdered inside the room she rented in London’s East End, allowing the killer to spend two hours mutilating her body.

The history of the Google name can be traced back to a typo, an incredibly large number, and a nine-year-old boy.Google Inc./Wikimedia Commons. Google’s logo. Google is one of the biggest tech companies in history. Its impact on our daily lives is so huge that “to google something” has entered the language as a verb. If all the unique web pages in Google’s index were printed out, they would cover North America with a layer of paper five sheets thick.

From his family to his victims to his death, these surprising facts about Ted Bundy reveal the full story of who he was and what he did.Who is Ted Bundy? What did he do — and why? Everyone from the family who raised him to the people who knew him to the police who investigated him has been asking questions like those for decades now. In just four years between 1974 and 1978, Ted Bundy raped and murdered some 30 women across seven states — before engaging in necrophilia with many of their corpses.

Paul Alfred Doerr: One Of The Most Recent Zodiac Killer Suspects Gloria DoerrPaul Alfred Doerr was known to have been intelligent, but he also had a violent background. One of the newest Zodiac Killer suspects to emerge is Paul Alfred Doerr, who was floated by Jarett Kobek in his 2022 book How to Find Zodiac. Kobek found Doerr a compelling suspect for a number of reasons. Highly intelligent and violent, Doerr’s writing mirrors some of the Zodiac’s letters.

George Lucas may have directed the famed Star Wars series, but the true vision came from the mind of Ralph McQuarrie.Images like this of the droids in the desert of Tatooine are instantly recognizable from the film. With the seventh film in the Star Wars saga growing ever closer, buzz continues to grow. Rumors have swirled about that J.J. Abrams has gone back to the original concept art for his own inspiration, and as a result interest in the artist behind them is renewed.