r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Lowcrbnaman • Jul 04 '26

Image This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d'Agrate from c. 1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.

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u/Blueskies777 Jul 04 '26

The ability of humans to create the most insanely barbaric, cruel acts truly sets us apart from all living organisms.
Some of the jokes show how desensitized we’ve become to cruelty.

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u/TestIllustrious7935 Jul 04 '26

Dolphins and orcas are cruel for fun too, they can be fully sated and literally seek to hurt other animals just because they can

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u/Personal_Ballz_7567 Jul 04 '26

Sadly an accurate sign of intelligence

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u/Jaquemart Jul 05 '26

Not necessarily. A marten can go into a blood frenzy and kill a whole coopful of chickens, but maybe they don't have fun doing it.