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John Harris

drjohnaeharris

What was Walt Whitman doing on a slave ship in 1856? /Thread Whitman had recently published the first edition of Leaves of Grass. Reviews were mixed. He was struggling financially.

George Mack

george__mack

CHARLIE MUNGER'S 7 IRON LAWS: Charlie Munger has been the biggest COGNITIVE INFLUENCE on my life so far. Here are a list of my favourite PRINCIPLES from the eccentric billionaire.

EMS

bombUSgovt

In terms of physical resources and power potential, the American Empire died in 1975 when US forces fled Southeast Asia. The nation had already peaked in energy production, steel production

L'il Jan On the Prairies✌❤🍁😷

Learning2GetBy

Thread: Guns in CanadaI will not tell anyone what to think. People NEED to educate themself on the issues, policies, statistics & how they all work together. Feel free to

Folk Horror Magpie

folkhorrormagpi

Okay it’s time to get acquainted with the Yule Goat. Originating in pre-Christian Scandinavia and the Germanic pagan tradition, the last batch of wheat of the harvest was designated ‘Julbocken’,

Ferris Jabr

ferrisjabr

2,000+ years ago, Persians enjoyed cool beverages, sorbets, and other chilled treats in the desert, even in the searing heat of summer.How?With this: an ancient refrigerator called a Yakhchāl ("ice

Dr N. Brodie נחמה

brodiegal

A short thread on how face masks work, why we wear masks *to protect other people from ourselves* and not the other way around, & why wearing face-shields without a

meetasengupta

Meetasengupta

I need to rant, but I allow myself 2 rants a year. it's not been six months yet. Also, I'm so angry, I'll say things that 'll get me trolled

The Panda Tribune

PandaTribune

The Georgia Dems & RINOs filed a motion to exclude the testimony of @MattBraynard & they hired an “expert”, Stephen Ansolabehere, to try to discredit his work…After reading their “expert’s”

Danny Sutcliffe

dannysutcliffes

Spent a full morning looking at burger adverts that are supposed to come across as appealing on Instagram but they actually look like a proper pain in the arse to

Ryan Radecki, MD MS

emlitofnote

As recommended by @ALROnHousing - come, journey into the unknown.DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK(thread) The first stop, immediately upon entry: concrete.Technically, you already experienced this, as the walkway upon

Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1945. General Election. Britain heads to the polls nationally for the first time in a decadeBut the country would have to wait three weeks for the result. Ballot boxes

Ferris Jabr

ferrisjabr

Excuse me everyone, pardon the interruption, but I think it's really important that we all know about the existence of ancient Egyptian egg ovens: an ingenious early incubation technology that

Beastly McGee

BeastlyMcgee

Dialectical Materialism (philosophy of Marxism:) A Very VERY Bare Bones Basic Introductory Thread! Dialectical Materialism(DM) is one of the three pillars of Marxism, which includes historical materialism and Marxist economics.

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

This is a pretty accurate & succinct summary of what happened at Oregon's state capitol yesterday. The Republican legislator mentioned at the end of the article came outside to speak

Yorkshire Museum

YorkshireMuseum

Your pets dressed up in objects from ours and @YorkCastle's collection – a thread. Artemis is modelling a 1920's cotton bra with a 1930s pair of silk knickers. These were

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