Julius Caesar was once kidnapped by pirates during the year 75 BC. He laughed when they demanded a ransom, saying they didn't know who they had captured, and insisted they ask for more.
The pirates, who were based in Cilicia, demanded a ransom of twenty talents of silver for his
In June 1990, Nelson Mandela spoke on national television in New York City about the Palestine conflict. He stressed that the Palestine Leader, Yasser Arafat will always be comrade to South Africa and expressed his solidarity to the Palestinians. 🇿🇦🇵🇸
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of a unified China and the founder of the Qin Dynasty. Born in 259 BC, Qin became the king of the Qin state in 247 BC, at the age of 13. We don't exactly know who his father was, but Lu Buwei, who was the prime minister by that time, is widely
Prompt: “A movie trailer featuring the adventures of the 30 year old space man wearing a red wool knitted motorcycle helmet, blue sky, salt desert, cinematic style, shot on 35mm film, vivid colors.”
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy still looks better than most modern blockbusters. Shot over 20 years ago, its mix of practical effects, NZ landscapes & early digital mastery makes it feel timeless. Weta set a standard few have matched since.
This is by far the most awesome time to be alive. You can get rich as fuck with a laptop and a cellphone. You can begin to learn anything in seconds. You can have good friends in different countries. Don’t listen to the “everything sucks” doomer dorks. They doom to justify their