Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

The Wild Turkeys of Schleswig

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford ›

39:13 | Nov 25th, 2022

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There are eight American turkeys painted on the walls of Schleswig's Cathedral of St Peter - which is odd... since the frescoes were created two centuries before Columbus even crossed the Atlantic.   ...Show More



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rmmiller364 recommended:Feb 22nd, 2023

The wild tale of how depictions of wild turkeys ended up in some medieval German frescoes!

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epekilis recommended:Feb 12th, 2023

Crazy tale of Aryan-themed Nazi art fraud, featuring the artist himself jumping up and down waving his hands saying, “Listen to me! Listen to me! It’s not Aryan history, I DID IT, folks!” People see what they want to see, and then they reprint it in guidebooks.

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