Martin Luther King Jr. Quote – Violence Multiplies Violence
“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
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How Addiction Affects Offspring
When laboratory rats abuse cocaine, they produce offspring that are less susceptible to addiction, according to the Los Angeles Times. This surprising genetic twist emerged from a study done at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, which found that male pups with cocaine-addicted fathers were less likely to want the drug and more resistant to its effects. By contrast, […]
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Zora Neale Hurston Quote – There Are Years
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston
Read moreHenri Bergson Quote – Laughter Is The Corrective Force
“Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.” – Henri Bergson
Read moreLaurens van der Post Quote – Bach
“I remembered a story of how Bach was approached by a young admirer one day and asked, ‘But, Papa Bach, how do you manage to think of all these new tunes?’ ‘My dear fellow,’ Bach is said to have answered,… ‘I have no need to think of them. I have the greatest difficulty not to step on them when I […]
Read moreMahatma Gandhi Quote – Forgiveness
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Read moreRestaurants pay it forward on Thanksgiving
If you are broke and hungry on Thanksgiving Day, George Dimopoulos will feed you. No charge. If you are lonely, he will hug you. Also no charge. Then he will feed you. Dimopoulos owns George’s Senate Coney Island, along Haggerty Road next to a nine-hole golf course in Northville. He also owns three other George’s Senate restaurants and, come to […]
Read moreDark matter is (probably) more complex than you think
Scientists typically believe that dark matter behaves in a simple way: if one clump encounters another, the two interact solely through gravity. However, researchers have published findings which suggest that there’s more involved. They’ve noticed dark matter (the blue lines in the photo above) lagging behind a galaxy due to friction, hinting that there are factors beyond gravity at work. […]
Read moreHerman Hesse Quote – If You Hate A Person
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.” – Herman Hesse
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