Han van Meegeren (1889 – 1947) was a Dutch painter who began his career painting portraits of upper class Dutch people.
But frustrated with his limited success as a painter (critics called his work derivative) he turned to art forgery,… Read More
The cask on a ship that held the day’s supply of water was known as a scuttled butt—a cask (butt) that had a hole bored in it (scuttled) for withdrawing water. Because sailors congregated around this nautical “water cooler,” the term “scuttlebutt” became navy slang for gossip and rumors.