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Nikola Tesla's last message to his mother: "All these years that I had spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humiliation." But that's not all he wro...
Among Napoleon's 43 battles, he only lost 5. There's no one that comes close to that record in history. The next most prolific general was Robert E. Lee. He only commanded in 27...
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight — it's the size of the fight in the dog." | Dwight D. Eisenhower https://t.co/6k73LNZjHL
How did Charles Darwin come up with the Theory of Evolution? Well, it all starts with the Voyage of the Beagle: On this sailing trip Darwin: 1. Encounters slavery 2. Studies the...
Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to construct the largest horse statue in the world. It would stand a total of 26 ft tall and weigh 70 tons. But things went south when the Fren...
“Where is everybody?” Asked Enrico Fermi as he sat down to have some lunch with friends. But he wasn’t talking about humans… https://t.co/l9CkbBebNy https://t.co/PrKCbIXO3V
10 Teachers You Should Know About: 1. Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) He was the founder of the concept of 'kindergarten', pioneering the understanding that early childhood is a cru...
Benjamin Franklin invented a lot. But one invention was used by the greatest composers of the 18th century… Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss all composed music for his instrument....
Napoleon Bonaparte studied Alexander the Great all his life. But in 1799 he was given the chance to emulate his hero. Napoleon invades Egypt. https://t.co/ZLcB1e6mEk https://t.co...
You know those pictures of children covered in dirt working during the Industrial Revolution? Well, Andrew Carnegie was one of those kids. His childhood was darkness. But one da...
An oracle makes a prophecy. She says that whoever can unravel the Gordian Knot, will go on to rule all of Asia... Guess who rides into town next? Alexander the Great https://t.c...
10 Things You Should Know About America’s Revolutionary Hero: John Adams 1. He was the only one willing to legally defend the British men involved in the famous Boston Massacre....