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French president Emmanuel Macron (43) is 25 years younger than his wife (68). They first met when he was a 15 year-old schoolboy and she was his teacher.
Emmanuel’s parents held a meeting with the teacher and told her to stop seeing him, at least until he was 18.
“I can’t promise you anything,” she replied.
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Top 10 Safest Cities In The United States – Van Life Wanderer
Powerful Photos From 2021 – AP Photos
Hyena Vs Jaguar: Who Would Win in a Fight? – Ned Hardy
Proof positive that a solid and sturdy work boot doesn’t have to look like something you’d buy at Home Depot. These are handsome enough to wear for a nice night out on the town – Amazon
Why Is Russian Massing Troops On Its Ukraine Border? – NY Times
San Francisco restaurant denies service to 3 police officers who made staff ‘uncomfortable’ – Fox5
The True Story of How Freddie Mercury Joined Queen, According to The Band’s Original Singer – Esquire
Sony fires PlayStation executive allegedly caught in pedophilia sting – NY Post
Rohingya sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar hate speech and misinformation that fueled genocide in Myanmar – BBC
Here’s how to see Leonard’s Comet, the brightest comet all year – Popular Science
15 Times Satanists Were Actually The Good Guys – Ruin My Week
Attention cat owners, this litter system is so much easier to clean than traditional litter. It is slightly more expensive but you use less so it’s probably cheaper in the long run. Best things I like are after you scoop the litter and change the pad, the room smells great and no lingering pee smell. Also no litter flying everywhere – Amazon
Private space stations are coming. What can tourists expect? – The Next Web
PJs are sexier than lingerie, try and change my mind (36 Photos) – The Chive
Elon Musk said Neuralink hopes to start implanting its brain chips in humans in 2022 – Insider
The UAE is moving to a 4.5-day week to ‘boost productivity and improve work-life balance’ – AJ
Alex Daddario’s Braless in a T-Shirt of the Day – Drunken
Jared Goff’s Girlfriend Christen Harper Learned About the Lions First Win During Her SI Swimsuit Shoot – Egotastic
Ranked: The World’s Most Popular Social Networks, and Who Owns Them – Visual Capitalist
The 50 Best Albums of 2021 – Pitchfork
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Charles "Carl" Panzram was an American serial killer, rapist, arsonist, robber and burglar. In prison confessions and in his autobiography, Panzram claimed to have committed 21 murders and more than 1,000 acts of sodomy of boys and men.
One of Panzram’s most brutal murders involved hiring six men to work on a boat with him, shooting them, and then feeding them to crocodiles. In his autobiography, he wrote, “For all of these things, I am not the least bit sorry.”
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The 100 Best Songs of 2021 – Pitchfork
Read this if you don’t want to get murdered while visiting Cleveland – Van Life Wanderer
Which Other Animals Have Sex For Pleasure? – Ned Hardy
I Lived Off the Grid—And I’m Still Broke – VICE
Hackers take $196 million from crypto exchange Bitmart, security firm says – Coin Telegraph
The Nation’s Best Punter Is Changing The Game – Five Thirty Eight
How to Get Smarter Every Day, According to Neurosciencem – INC
Americans Who Left The Country For Good Are Sharing Their Reasons Why – Ruin My Week
Kevin Feige Confirms Charlie Cox Daredevil Casting In The MCU – Cinema Blend
What Camera Mode to Use and When – Popular Science
Scientists declared these animals extinct in 2021 – Mashable
Biker Delivers Swift Justice To A Reckless Driver (video) – Leenks
Yes, you can still visit Bob Dole’s 1996 campaign website – Dole Kemp ‘ 96
10 Disturbing Practices That Were Considered Normal in Ancient Rome – Lessons from Historty
This is the crap they are serving kids for lunch in the US – Linkiest
Ex-Car Salesman Tells All: How To Beat The Auto Dealerships At Their Own Game – Money Under 30
The insane resurgence of vinyl records – The Hustle
The Best TV Shows of 2021 – The Ringer
San Francisco moves to delay its cannabis business tax to give legal dealers a boost – NPR
How To Make Your Home Look 10 Times Better in 10 Minutes Or Less – Apartment Therapy
How Has Car Safety Improved Over 60 Years? – Visual Capitalist
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Edward Shames, Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, the last surviving Band of Brothers officer, dies at 99
In September 1942, Shames joined the Army, Volunteering for the Paratroopers. He was sent to Toccoa, Georgia for training. He started as a private for Item Company, Third Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to Operations Sergeant in England. Prior to the paratroopers making their jump into Normandy, he built the sand tables the Airborne unit used in planning the airdrop into Normandy.
“Until Thought Is Linked With Purpose There Is No Intelligent Accomplishment.”
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Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment. With the majority the barque of thought is allowed to drift upon the ocean of life. Aimlessness is a vice, and such drifting must not continue for him who would steer clear of catastrophe and destruction.
They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pitying, all of which lead, just as surely as deliberately planned sins (though by a different route), to failure, unhappiness, and loss, for weakness cannot persist in a power-evolving universe.
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