28. The Museum Of Science In Florence Has Preserved Galileo Galilei’s Middle Finger
It was done as a symbolic representation of the fact that Galileo did not give a damn to what others thought about his scientific discoveries and invention. No, that’s a joke. On March 12, 1737, the finger was removed, which is around 95 years after he was executed by the Church. The finger had been sent from one place to another before it finally came to this museum.
