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Life lesson of the day by Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'Finish each day and be done with it. You have...' Timeless learning on achievements, work culture, relentlessness, passion, acceptance, hard work and success by American lecturer, poet, and essayist who began New England TranscendentalismLife lesson of the day comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American lecturer, poet, essayist and leader of New England Transcendentalism. Hi...
On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
In 1963, a homeowner knocking down a wall in Cappadocia found a hidden passage, and Derinkuyu opened a city undergroundDuring a standard home remodeling project in Cappadocia, Turkey, the excavation unexpectedly unveiled Derinkuyu, an extensive underground c...
Quote of the Day by Mother Teresa: ‘Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of…’ Saint Teresa of Calcutta's powerful words on value of love and kindnessMother Teresa, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of the Missionaries of Charity, dedicated her life to serving the poor and marginal...
144 years later, Gaudí's masterpiece Sagrada Família finally reaches its full height: Why has the world’s most famous church taken so long to build and how much did it cost?Barcelona's Sagrada Familia has reached a historic milestone. After 144 years, the final major tower, the Tower of Jesus Christ, is complet...
In 2012, archaeologists digging under a Leicester car park unearthed a skeleton with arrowhead and skull wounds and identified England's long-lost King Richard III, missing for 527 yearsIn a remarkable turn of events, excavations beneath a Leicester car park in 2012 unveiled a skeleton identified as King Richard III. A form...
Spain: Pope Leo says world crying for peace, urges leaders to temper divisionsPope Leo has begun a week-long visit to Spain on Saturday. He called on world leaders to reject divisive politics and embrace peace. The Po...
FlixBus revives Poland’s ‘Highway to Hel’ 666 bus serviceCoach operator FlixBus brings back the famous Route 666 to Poland's Hel Peninsula for summer 2026. The route, connecting Krakow to the Balt...
Migrant children separated under Trump policy face renewed family breakupsFederal agents are separating children from their families again in the United States. This is happening despite legal settlements meant to...
Quote of the day by Mother Teresa: ‘I find the rich much poorer, as sometimes they are lonelier inside. The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread’ - lessons on the true meaning of wealth from celebrated Catholic saintMother Teresa, now Saint Teresa of Calcutta, spoke of a deeper poverty. She noted that the rich can be lonelier, their hunger for love hard...
Quote of the Day by Queen Elizabeth I: ‘I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of…’ Ex-England monarch's powerful words on honor and dignityQueen Elizabeth I, ruling England for 45 years, navigated political intrigue and religious conflict to become a formidable monarch. Her rei...
Quote of the day by John Lennon: 'You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are...' - Beatles legend explains why self-acceptance matters more than societal validationJohn Lennon, in a 1964 interview, emphasized the importance of self-love and acceptance, stating individuals don't need external validation...
This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
A hidden staircase in an 800-year-old French church just led archaeologists to a 400-year-old burial vaultWorkers fixing a salt problem in a French church unearthed a stunning historical timeline. Beneath the 12th-century structure, they discove...
Thursday Motivation by Queen Elizabeth I: 'The stone often recoils on the head of the...' - The Virgin Queen's timeless lesson on actions and consequencesThursday Motivation by Queen Elizabeth I: Queen Elizabeth I's quote, "The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower," warns of the con...
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanityPope Leo XIV's encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," urges robust AI regulation and ethical development for humanity's good, not profit. He wa...
Memorial Day 2026 moment of silence time: When is National Moment of Remembrance?Memorial Day 2026 holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members, Union and Conf...