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Too weird to live, but much too rare to die

[Raka @raka_cj]

Some people are blessed with a very bright mind.
Some people are blessed to suffer and endure.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.”

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

This Quicksilver scene in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ (2016) took 1.5 months to film, for less than a 3 min sequence.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us

[Raka @raka_cj]

“Life is like a game of chess. You can’t undo the moves. But you can make the next step better.”

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which officially began World War I.

This was exactly one month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo.

Austria-Hungary had issued an ultimatum to Serbia on July 23 with deliberately unacceptable terms, including allowing Austro-Hungarian officials to conduct investigations on Serbian soil, which Serbia rejected as a violation of its sovereignty.

This declaration on July 28 triggered the alliance system that would engulf Europe in war within a week, as Russia mobilized to defend Serbia, Germany backed Austria-Hungary, and the conflict rapidly expanded to include all major European powers.

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

Happy Moon Landing Day!

On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. This photo shows both astronauts on the Moon, with Armstrong reflected in the visor of Aldrin's helmet.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released 22 years ago today.

[Raka @raka_cj]

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed”

[World Scholar @WorldScholar_]

Reminder: This cathedral took 632 years to complete.

That’s longer than the U.S. has existed for.

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

Let us celebrate!

Rome was founded today in 753 BC 🙌🏼 a moment in time that shaped the course of history.

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

April 22, 1945: As Soviet forces entered Berlin, Adolf Hitler, in the underground Führerbunker, admitted Germany's defeat in World War II and announced his plan to commit suicide.

He married Eva Braun on April 29 and they both committed suicide on April 30. It was the end of the Third Reich.

Hitler's suicide was followed by Berlin's surrender and the unconditional surrender of German forces on May 7, 1945.

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

April 6, 46 BC: Julius Caesar decisively defeated Metellus Scipio and Cato the Younger at the Battle of Thapsus in Tunisia. Despite being outnumbered, Caesar's seasoned and experienced legions crushed Scipio and Cato, even neutralizing their war elephants. After the battle, Cato took his own life, and Caesar's control over Rome was significantly bolstered.

[ASCE Headquarters @ASCETweets]

After 2 years, 2 months and 5 days of construction, the Eiffel Tower was completed #OTD in 1889.

Though the 1,024-foot-tall structural icon was only intended to stand for 20 years, it remained the world's tallest building until 1930: https://t.co/jJ1rh8a0At. #VisitASCELandmarks

[Raka @raka_cj]

What The F*ck

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte unleashed one of his most brilliant campaigns.

With the Sixth Coalition bearing down on Paris, he struck back and won four major battles in just six days.

It’s one of the finest exhibitions of military genius the world has ever seen🧵

[Raka @raka_cj]

@engineers_feed A = arctan (1/3) =18.4 deg
B = arctan (1/2) =26.6 deg
C = arctan (1/1) =45 deg.

A + B = C

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

Today in 530 BC, Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, was killed during a campaign in Central Asia.

A fascinating ruler, his revolutionary approach to empire-building inspired leaders like Alexander the Great and shaped the course of history. 🧵👇🏼

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The pyramids were already over 2,500 years old by the time she was born.