best cat ever.
(see: #315)

good times in liquid form. also very bad times in liquid form. it’s terrible and wonderful at the same time, like american society in a bottle!

fear of missing out. today's modern anxiety disorder.

a city in turkey*
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research and investment area for billionaires.

current president of turkey, also served as turkey’s prime minister from 2003-2014, mayor of istanbul from 1994-1998. founder of the justice and development party (2001).

someone who advocates for women’s rights based on a desire for intersexual equality

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constant doubting of your own accomplishments and an internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud. severe feelings of inadequacy and anxiety about needing to be “perfect” in order to prove yourself in an environment where you otherwise have no need

i love you.

less tolerant.

as far as i know.

an english-born american, wrote a pamphlet called common sense, which sold 150,000 copies in just a few months because his arguments were so popular. "there is something very absurd," he wrote, "in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.... england belongs to europe, america to itself."

150,000 copies in 2 months = 2,000,000 copies in 2 months 'today'

in the autumn of 1776, a 21-year-old schoolteacher named nathan hale volunteered to be a spy to investigate british troop strength in new york city. hale was discovered by the british and taken prisoner. since he was not in uniform, he didn't need to be considered a prisoner of war-so he was hanged. hale's last words, recorded by a bystander, served as an inspiring motto for patriots:

"i regret that i have but one life to give for my country."

on a hunting trip in 1902, theodore roosevelt refused to shoot a bear cub. reporters made a big story out of it, and an editorial cartoonist drew a picture of the incident. morris michton, a store owner in brooklyn, new york—or his wife-heard about this incident and got the idea of making a cuddly stuffed animal that the michtons named the "teddy bear." the bears were a hit.