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Narcissus papyraceus (from papyrus and aceus; meaning paper-like [1]), one of a few species known as paperwhite, is a perennial bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region, from Greece to Portugal plus Morocco and Algeria. The species is considered naturalized in the Azores, Corsica, Texas, California and Louisiana. [2]
The impossible cube or irrational cube is an impossible object invented by M.C. Escher for his print Belvedere. It is a two-dimensional figure that superficially resembles a perspective drawing of a three-dimensional cube , with its features drawn inconsistently from the way they would appear in an actual cube.
The Necker cube is an optical illusion that was first published as a rhomboid in 1832 by Swiss crystallographer Louis Albert Necker. [1] It is a simple wire-frame , two dimensional drawing of a cube with no visual cues as to its orientation , so it can be interpreted to have either the lower-left or the upper-right square as its front side.
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The term kusudama originates from ancient Japanese culture, where they were used for incense and potpourri; possibly originally being actual bunches of flowers or herbs. [2] The word itself is a combination of two Japanese words kusuri ("medicine") and tama ("ball"). They are now typically used as decorations, or as gifts. [3]
The Nine-Colour Cube (see below for other names) is a cubic twisty puzzle. [1] It was invented in 2005 by Milan Vodicka [2] and mass-produced by Meffert's seven years later. [3] [4] Mechanically, the puzzle is identical to the Rubik's Cube; however, unlike the 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube, which only has 6 different colours, the Nine-Colour Cube has 9 colours, with the individual pieces having one ...
1932 – Flowers and Trees (the first Silly Symphony cartoon in colour and winner of the first Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film), Goofy, Puppetoons, Warner Bros. Cartoons is founded. 1933 – Fanny Zilch, Popeye the Sailor, Father Noah's Ark, Three Little Pigs; 1934 – Color Rhapsody, Donald Duck, Cri-Cri