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08 Oct

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Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for not doing better for their physical and mental health. The time to change is now. *On This Day, 8 October 1990* *(32 years ago):* First Intifada: Israeli police killed 17 Palestinians and wounds over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.

24 Sep

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Moving on and letting go isn't easy, but sometimes you need to start over and be new again. On This Day, 24 September 1973 (49 years ago): Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.

03 Sep

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Life is going to give you just what you put into it. Put your whole heart in everything you do. On This Day, 3 September 301 (1721 years ago): San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, was founded by Saint Marinus.

31 Aug

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Anyone can be taken, at any time in our lives, but we always wait until they're gone to say the things we never had the courage to before. On This Day, 31 August 1056 (966 years ago): After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.

28 Aug

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Don't give up. There are too many nay-sawyers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself. On This Day, 28 August 632 *(1390 years ago):* Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic Holy Prophet Muhammad *(S.A.W)*, died, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims.

27 Aug

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The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart. To get a woman's heart, a man must first use his own. *On This Day, 27 August 1896* *(126 years ago):* Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar. *(Currently TANZANIA)*

21 Aug

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Sometimes the only blessing you need to count is your heartbeat. On This Day, 21 August 1986 (36 years ago): Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.

12 Jul

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Never depend on a single income. Make investments to create a second source. On This Day, 12 July 70 (1952 years ago): The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

11 Jul

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In order to grow and experience, one must leave his comfort zone. Very often this means that you have to do what you are afraid of in order to find what you didn't know you were looking for. This takes a lot of courage. On This Day, 11th July 1960 62 years ago): France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), and Niger https://youtu.be/1vZlL7LI3hQ

10 Jul

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Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses in your life; you realize everything that happens in life is a result of the previous choice you've made and start making new choices to change your life. *On This Day, 10 July 1997* *(25 years ago):* In London, scientists reported the findings of the DNA analysis of a *Neanderthal skeleton* which supports the *"out of Africa theory" of human evolution,* placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. https://youtu.be/1vZlL7LI3hQ