Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. Know as the Father of Microbiology, Leeuwenhoek used his self-made lenses to discover single-celled animals and plants, bacteria, and spermatozoa.Leeuwenhoek T-shirts on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM6P2PRL
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The Affair of the Necklace
The Affair of the Necklace is a scandalous swindle that helped spark the French Revolution and because of its unbelievable plot twists it has been repeatedly retold in film and books. The Con Artist It all started with Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy. She came from a family distantly, very distantly related to Henry II. She married …