Salvador Dalí, born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, was one of the most iconic figures in 20th-century art. He is best known for his profound influence on Surrealism, a cultural movement that sought to channel the unconscious to unlock the power of the imagination.
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The Guatemalan Special forces, the Kaibiles, are infamous for forcing recruits to raise a puppy, bonding with it and then killing and eating it.
They specialize in jungle warfare tactics and counter-insurgency operations. Since 1974, more than 1,250 soldiers have graduated from the international training programme, which has a duration of eight weeks.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Kaibil Centre’s mission is to train and develop elite commando forces: "To select, by means of arduous, difficult training under physical and mental pressure, members of the army capable of engaging in commando operations."
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Each box on the grid is a week of life that has been or will be lived. It’s a finite set, reminding us that time is a non-renewable resource. Unlike money, when we spend time, we can’t earn it back. This understanding is a call to mindfulness – to live deliberately and to make choices that align with our deepest values and joys.
Knowing that each week is a unique opportunity, how can we ensure we’re not wasting our lives? Here are some strategies:
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Their story has been romanticized in Hollywood, immortalized in ballads, and dissected by historians. Bonnie and Clyde, two names forever intertwined with bank robberies, shootouts, and a love story born under the scorching sun of the Great Depression. But beyond the romanticized image, their tale exposes a brutal reality of violence and societal despair.
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On a seemingly ordinary day in Erie, Pennsylvania, August 28, 2003, the tranquility was shattered by a heinous crime that would later be etched in the annals of criminal history. Brian Douglas Wells, a pizza delivery man, entered a PNC Bank not for routine business but to execute a robbery, a bomb strapped around his neck.
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Standing before “Judith at the Gates of Bethulia,” one doesn’t simply appreciate a painting; one confronts a visceral tableau. Artist Jules-Claude Ziegler’s 1847 masterpiece plunges us into the aftermath of Judith’s audacious act, the air thick with victory and horror. Judith emerges from the Assyrian camp, clutching a severed head – not just any head, but that of the fearsome general Holofernes, Bethulia’s tormentor.
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Bamse, a Saint Bernard, was inducted as an official crew member of a Norwegian fighting ship during World War 2. The canine was known for breaking up fights amongst his crew-mates by putting his paws on their shoulders and calming them down.
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Contraband found in fake lumber attempting to enter Texas prison
Officers at the Polunsky Unit recently confiscated a piece of hollowed-out wood sent to the facility’s craft shop containing 30 cell phones and cell phone accessories. After further investigation, two civilians, Janette Pizana and John Charles Godoy, were both arrested and charged by Office of the Inspector General investigators with Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity and introducing a Prohibited Item in a Correctional Facility.
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The iPhone reigns supreme inside correctional facilities — with the newest model commanding up to $6,000. Older versions or other smartphones can sell for as much $3,400; even cracked or damaged devices can still cost up to $2,000.
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In the late 1960s, the military demands of the Vietnam War meant that over 200,000 American men had to be drafted every year. In 1969, the Selective Service System instituted a random drawing of birthdates to decide who would be called. As men were needed, the Selective Service System would call up men according to the order that their birthdates were drawn in the lottery. (Thus, those with a low lottery number knew they were very likely to be drafted. Those with a high lottery number could hope that the military’s manpower needs would be filled before their turn came.)
According to the National Archives, there were about 27 million American men eligible for military service between 1964 and 1973. Of that number, 2,215,000 men were drafted into military service. Around 15 million were granted deferments, mostly for education and some for mental or physical problems.
There were more than 300,000 draft evaders in total, of which 209,517 men illegally resisted the draft while some 100,000 deserted. Among them, around 30,000 emigrated to Canada during 1966-72.
In 1977, on his first day in office, President Jimmy Carter controversially offered a full pardon to any draft dodgers who requested one.
Find your birthday in the chart below to see what order you would have been called to service
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A Monk Lived For 82 Years Without Seeing A Single Woman In His Entire Life.
This article was published in an Athens newspaper on October 29th, 1938.
Mihailo Toloto was born in 1856. Shortly after his mother’s death (after giving birth), a few men carried him up to a monastery on Mount Athos (a mountain located on a peninsula in northeastern Greece). He grew up in the monastery and spent his whole life on the peninsula until his death.
In 1046, Byzantine emperor Constantine Monomachos enacted a law, which prohibited women from entering the region so that the monks could live in complete celibacy without temptation. Although Mount Athos is part of the European Union, the monastery has special jurisdiction over the region and has the authority to decide who can and cannot enter.