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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 03:05 AM
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Real DaVinci Code: Tiny numbers/letters in the eyes of Mona Lisa
Intrigue is usually focused on her enigmatic smile.

But the Mona Lisa was at the centre of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes.

Hidden in the dark paint of her pupils are tiny letters and numbers, placed there by the artist Leonardo da Vinci and revealed only now thanks to high-­magnification techniques.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1337976/Real-life-Da-Vinci-Code-Tiny-numbers-letters-discovered-Mona-Lisa.html#ixzz184TbKTL4



Honestly, I can't see them.
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 03:10 AM
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1. What, DaVinci used painting by numbers?
Maybe I'll get some respect for my art now.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 03:36 AM
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2. 666?
Edited on Tue Dec-14-10 03:37 AM by SoCalDem
:rofl:
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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 03:49 AM
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3. Again the genius of da Vinci comes to light.
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Tunkamerica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 03:51 AM
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4. You don't see that?
it's 8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 0, 9
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 05:41 PM
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9. It should be the Mona Jenny
Or the Jenny Lisa?
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Norrin Radd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 03:59 AM
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5. 4 8 15 16 23 42
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alsame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 05:42 PM
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10. Hurley? Is that you?
:rofl:
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 04:08 AM
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6. I see the number eleventy-billion
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 05:03 AM
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7. I'm blind.
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 05:38 PM
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8. Pareidolia strikes again.
Silliness.
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 05:44 PM
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11. ... and as long as he had that painting hanging around ...
... he never forgot his locker combination.
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-14-10 05:50 PM
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12. "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."
Ovaltine? A crummy commercial?
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