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Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Henry Ford

On This Day

October 7, 1913 – For the first time, Henry Ford‘s entire Highland Park, Michigan automobile factory is run on a continuously moving assembly line when the chassis—the automobile’s frame—is assembled using the revolutionary industrial technique.

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Specchio specchio del mio mare (by giulio cianchini)

To double your net worth, double your self-worth. Because you will never exceed the height of your self-image.

Robin Sharma

On This Day

October 6, 1848 – The steamboat SS California left New York Harbor for San Francisco via Cape Horn. The steamboat service arrived on February 28, 1849. The trip took 4 months and 21 days.

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Acrobats ©

Something Fine for Sunday Morning

“I Misunderstood” with Richard Thompson

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“Moderately drunk, coffee removes vapours from the brain, occasioned by fumes of wine, or other strong liquors; eases pains in the head, prevents sour belchings, and provokes appetite.”

England’s Happiness Improved (1699)

Why Not Eat Octopus?

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Silvia Killingsworth on the ethics of eating an animal that has been characterized as “the closest we’ll get to meeting an intelligent alien”:

“It is impossible for us to fully know the inner lives of octopuses, but the more we continue to study them and other forms of life, the…

Why Not Eat Octopus?

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