How a court jester slapped the king's butt, then brilliantly convinced him not to kill him Triboulet served as court jester under King Francis I, who ruled France from 1515 to 1547 . Triboulet's quick humor rescued him from Francis I's deadly wrath, not once, but twice. Court jesters hold a unique place in history. Playing the fool for kings and queens meant they were always in close proximity to royalty, but so very far from their rank and station. Comedians often like to push boundaries, but that can be a dangerous business when your job is to entertain the peope who have executioners at their beck and call. Especially when you forget your place—or purposely ignore it, as the case may be—and playfully smack the reigning monarch square on the behind. That little whoopsie was the claim to fame of Triboulet, a court jester who served King Francis I in 16th-century France. But it was how he got away with slapping the king on the butt and living to tell about it that earne...
This Indonesian Tribe Has 'Electric Blue Eyes' Due To A Rare Genetic Condition
An indigenous tribe on an Indonesian island who have uniquely piercing blue eyes due to a genetic fluke have been captured in a stunning set of photographs.
The Buton people are from Indonesia's 19th largest island, Buton Island, which is located in the southeast Sulawesi region of Indonesia.
They are divided into several smaller tribes of which some have a rare condition known as Waardenburg Syndrome, which affects pigmentation.
This leaves them with electric blue eyes, something that is extremely rare in Indonesia, where most people have dark hair and dark eyes.
The Waardenburg syndrome is a hereditary genetic mutation that is estimated to be present in a some form in 1 in 42,000 people.
In addition to its sometimes startling effect on eye pigmentation, including causing eyes of different colours, it can also lead to a loss of hearing.
The Buton tribe was photographed by Korchnoi Pasaribu, a geologist from the capital of Jakarta, Indonesia, during a visit to the island on September 17.
The 38-year old photographer and father of two has been documenting life in rural Indonesia since September 2019, with a particular focus on its many tribes and cultural heritage.
He said that photography is not his full-time profession, but rather his love and hobby.
Pasaribu said: 'I actually work as a geologist, at nickel mining, and photography is my hobby.'
He said he found the blue eyed tribe inspiring because they are so unique.
Pasaribu said: 'Blue eyes are unique and beautiful and they are my inspiration. Blue is the favourite eye colour for me.'
Indonesia is a vast archipelago with over 350 dialects and subcultures.
With a size of 1,700 square miles, Buton Island is one of Indonesia's larger islands.
Its population totals just under 450,000 people of which many live in small, isolated tribes.
The majority of the island is covered with rainforest.
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