Competitive art used to be a sport in the Olympics.
Between 1912 and 1948, the Olympic Games awarded medals in music, painting, sculpture, and architecture, as the Smithsonian magazine mentioned. After a very heated debate in the post-war years, the competitions were ultimately scrapped.
The last person to win such a medal was John Copley of Britain. At 73 years old, he was the oldest medalist in Olympic history, and he won a silver medal as an award for his 1948 engraving “Polo Players.”
A chef’s hat has no less than 100 pleats.
According to Bon Appétit magazine, a chef’s tall hat, officially known as a “toque,” is traditionally made with no less than 100 pleats, which are meant to represent the 100 ways you can cook an egg.
“OMG” was first used in 1917.
It seems that one of the earliest times the phrase “OMG” was ever used in a letter goes all the way back to a Parliament member, as The Atlantic reported. In 1917, British Navy Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher wrote to Winston Churchill about some rumors about the new titles to be bestowed.
“I heard there’s a new order of knighthood on the tapestry.” O.M.G. (Oh! My God!) — Shower it on the Admiralty!” I have to admit, it wasn’t really used in the way we’re using it now, but still, the shock was there!
