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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Photo from video: @klevisl007

💬 Quoted… "A man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheelchair and attempted to smash the bulletproof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass and throws roses everywhere, all before being tackled by security."

A 36-year-old man was arrested and placed in psychiatric care yesterday after attempting to smear the Mona Lisa with cake as part of a climate protest. 

  • No images have been released depicting the actual incident unfolding, so all we have to go on are firsthand descriptions and images/videos from Twitter. (Like the ones above.)

🌊⛑️ Stat of the Day: Roughly one-third of America’s 300,000+ public pools were closed over the weekend due to a severe lifeguard shortage, per the American Lifeguard Association.

🤯 Did You Know?... In modern physics, the double-slit experiment is a demonstration that shows light and matter both display characteristics of waves and particles.

📖 Worth a Read: Alex Honnold, the World's Boldest Climber, Just Became a Dad. Now What? → (Fatherly)

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