- Just one dragonfly can consume over one hundred mosquitos in a day
- Dragonflies can fly backwards
- They have nearly 360-degree vision
- Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures
- They're actually beautiful
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Sad to hear of the passing of sister Shuhada Sadaqat, also known as Sinéad O'Connor. She was a tender soul, may God, Most Merciful, grant her everlasting peace. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon - Verily we belong to God, and verily to Him do we return. 2:156
"I believe that either Jupiter has life or it doesn't. But I neither believe that it does, nor do I believe that it doesn't."
~ Logician Raymond Smullyan (1919-2017), in An Epistemological Nightmare (1982)
In 1960, David Latimer planted a spiderwort sprout inside of a large glass bottle, added a quarter pint of water, and then sealed it shut. He opened the bottle 12 years later in 1972 to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self-contained ecosystem has flourished for more than 60 years. The garden is a perfectly balanced and self-sufficient ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost eat the dead plants and break down the oxygen that is released by the plants, turning it into carbon dioxide, which is needed for photosynthesis. The bottle is essentially a microcosm of Earth.
Every child in every neighborhood is born with infinite potential. The fact that we fail to provide the systems to actualize that potential is the source of all societal dysfunction. The change has to start with us: that we recognize the value of every child and vow to help them.