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Today is the day!
Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (3rd of September)
ALT: Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (3rd of September)
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September 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Today is the day!
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Sometime between 600 & 900 CE, two Chinese scientists mistakenly mixed potassium nitrate with sulfur and charcoal, creating a crude gunpowder. Legend has it that they were searching for an immortality elixir. What resulted was the first documented example of a firecracker. https://to.pbs.org/3nArNrT
How chemistry lights up the sky for the Fourth of July
The basic firework requires three ingredients: an oxidizer, a fuel and a chemical mixture to produce the color. Over the years, scientists have staged various chemical reactions to produce fireworks o...
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July 4, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Sometime between 600 & 900 CE, two Chinese scientists mistakenly mixed potassium nitrate with sulfur and charcoal, creating a crude gunpowder. Legend has it that they were searching for an immortality elixir. What resulted was the first documented example of a firecracker. https://to.pbs.org/3nArNrT
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It is dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. You can get tricked if you don’t question yourself or others, especially people in authority.
Anything that’s truly real can stand up to scrutiny.
— Carl Sagan
Anything that’s truly real can stand up to scrutiny.
— Carl Sagan
July 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It is dangerous to believe things just because you want them to be true. You can get tricked if you don’t question yourself or others, especially people in authority.
Anything that’s truly real can stand up to scrutiny.
— Carl Sagan
Anything that’s truly real can stand up to scrutiny.
— Carl Sagan
How America's Foundation was Built on Propaganda
YouTube video by PBS Origins
youtube.com
July 3, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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One of the biggest questions in biology is how complex cells evolved about 2 billion years ago. Here's my new story on how scientists are solving the mystery of eukaryotes like us. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qMbo22
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
One of the biggest questions in biology is how complex cells evolved about 2 billion years ago. Here's my new story on how scientists are solving the mystery of eukaryotes like us. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qMbo22
Such an amazing piece of art and it comes from Cincinnati. #ireland #cincinnati
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Such an amazing piece of art and it comes from Cincinnati. #ireland #cincinnati
You are somebody! #sesamestreet #JesseJackson
I Am Somebody - Jesse Jackson #sesamestreet
YouTube video by Sesame Street Classics
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February 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
You are somebody! #sesamestreet #JesseJackson
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An auroral corona, seen over Iceland, occurs when energetic light curtains stream directly overhead during strong geomagnetic storms. Solar Cycle 25's peak in 2025-2026 brings more such spectacular displays.
Credit: Roi Levi
Credit: Roi Levi
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
An auroral corona, seen over Iceland, occurs when energetic light curtains stream directly overhead during strong geomagnetic storms. Solar Cycle 25's peak in 2025-2026 brings more such spectacular displays.
Credit: Roi Levi
Credit: Roi Levi
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"If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
I found this today. Good read for the last Thursday of November.
Wampanoag History — Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
wampanoagtribe-nsn.gov
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I found this today. Good read for the last Thursday of November.
Well said!
Carl Sagan talks about weapons, climate, and the risks of technology.
September 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Well said!
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On Aug. 6, 1945, the world changed forever.
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On Aug. 6, 1945, the world changed forever.
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
The U.S, in the middle of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on another Japanese city — Nagasaki. Japan, an Axis power, surrendered soon after, ending the war. 🧵
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The situation at the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has gotten so bad that detainees have been on a hunger strike for over ten straight days.
August 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The situation at the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has gotten so bad that detainees have been on a hunger strike for over ten straight days.
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Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.
Genocide in Gaza is.
June 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.
Genocide in Gaza is.
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Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
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We’re posting about this now in hopes of drawing public attention to NOAA’s Atlas 15 project which was quietly shut down by the Trump administration before it could be completed. The work was nearly finished and could still be restarted if pressure mounts.
July 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We’re posting about this now in hopes of drawing public attention to NOAA’s Atlas 15 project which was quietly shut down by the Trump administration before it could be completed. The work was nearly finished and could still be restarted if pressure mounts.
Critical thinking at its finest. #education
"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
July 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Critical thinking at its finest. #education
Best bill "ball" security I've seen all day.
All I see here is top notch ball security, elite contact balance, a willingness to grind out tough yards btwn the tackles, and surprising burst after he finds daylight
A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed
June 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Best bill "ball" security I've seen all day.