(see: burning man)
(see: lake tahoe)
(see: death valley)
(see: las vegas)
(see: area 51)
(see: reno)
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nevada
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industrial piercing
aka scaffold piercing, two piercings connected by a bar across the top of the ear
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purple
the color of nobility and aristocracy.
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pony express
from 1860 to 1862, the pony express operated as a mail service between san francisco, california, and st. joseph, missouri, with the u.s. postal service carrying the mail east from there. people were captivated by the image of brave riders speeding alone across the landscape, leaping onto fresh horses at every 10-mile station until they had completed their 200 miles. the pony express was fast - it took only eight days to get a letter to san francisco but it was stopped when the first transcontinental telegraph line was completed in 1862.
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nationalist
a person who takes extreme pride in his or her own country, to the exclusion of others.
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yuval noah harari
a well-known historian, author from israel. explains everything like you are five. his books can be used as a good incentive in order to encourage high-school students about history.
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favorite quotes
holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
buddha -
hideki tojo
he was the most important military leader in japan after 1931 and led japan during world war 2.
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fast food
eating it 4 times a week increases the risk of heart attack by 80%.
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nato
on april 4, 1949, the united states joined 11 other nations primarily western european nations such as great britain and france, plus canada-to form the north atlantic treaty organization (nato). the nato members agreed that an attack on one would be considered an attack against all. they also agreed to form a military force, with headquarters in paris and general dwight eisenhower as supreme commander.
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favorite quotes
when women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. when men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.
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youtube
2006:
google buys youtube for $1.65 billion.
2021:
youtube generates $1.65 billion in revenue every 3 weeks.
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the athletic
acquired by the new york times for $550 million.
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irma grese
irma grese was one of the female nazi perpetrators, her career is explained as “full of depravity, horror, extreme cruelty, forced bisexuality, and murder.” she is known for performing her duties without hesitation and doing so without remorse.
in the prosecution of irma grese, having numerous witness accounts of her cruelty, grese still maintained that she did not purposely harm anyone. she denied many accusations of beating prisoners unconscious, sending them outside the camp to be shot or allowing her dog to attack prisoners. grese does, however, admit some beatings at the bergen-belsen trials, here are a few questions and answers taken from the trial transcripts:
• in lager "c" you used to carry a walking-stick, too, and sometimes you beat people with the whip and sometimes with the stick? - yes.
• were you allowed to beat people? - no.
• so it was not a question of having orders from your superiors to do it. you did this
against orders, did you? - yes.
grese’s responses to these questions demonstrate that superiors did not order her to take these actions. there is also the understanding that superiors felt the prisoners were replaceable; railways constantly brought in new prisoners, allowing camp guards to see them as disposable. -
respect
respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.