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Isaac Newton, according to his manuscripts of 1704, basing himself on his own interpretation of the Bible, above all the Book of Daniel, calculated that the end of the world would come in 2060. Sir Isaac Newton's prediction of the end of the world in 2060 rests on
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I am inclined to think that the Romans rather irritated one another with their noses. Hence, perhaps, such a restless people came of them. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations
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The Nine Daughters of King Pierus of Macedonia Are Turned into Birds After Losing a Singing Contest to the Muses. A textbook case of the punishment not fitting the offence: so they doubted the talents of the Muses, what of it? The Muses, incidentally, might have refrained from swaggering about
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Polyamory ought not to exist: it is simply unnatural and even revolting. Poly is a Greek prefix, from the word πολύς, while amor is a Latin root. So kindly choose: either polyphilia, with Greek morphemes only, or multiamory, with Latin ones only. And such an ugly mingling, a hybridisation of
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A Journalist's Memorandum:. Inventing fresh news requires no great store of intellect
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"What news have you?" "I have heard nothing." "How can you have heard nothing, when you are always in the company of great men?" "No, Your Excellency, nothing has been said to me." "That cannot be; at the very least you
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It is foolish to think that one must read every book one has bought, just as it is foolish to criticise those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It is the same as saying that one must use up every fork, glass, screwdriver or
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