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Which Ancient Philosopher Are You?
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Ever wondered which great mind from the ancient world you’d click with at a symposium — or at least, whose philosophy you’d share? While we can’t all spend our days debating under olive trees or meditating in mountaintop monasteries, we can tap into the timeless wisdom of the ancients. From Greece to India to China, these thinkers shaped how humanity has wrestled with life’s biggest questions. Read on to see which of the six philosophical giants — three from the East, three from the West — matches your own worldview. Credit: Print Collector/ Hulton Archive ...Read More
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Famous FiguresFact21President Nixon’s daughter married President Eisenhower’s grandson.
More than 70 years after they entered the White House together, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s and Richard Nixon’s families remain close — so close, in fact, that Nixon’s daughter is married…
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Famous FiguresFact52Helen Keller met 13 presidents.
The more you learn about Helen Keller’s life, the more remarkable it seems. The first deaf and blind person in the U.S. to earn a college degree, she also co-founded…
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Famous FiguresFact72A Roman emperor renamed every month of the year after himself.
Ancient Roman emperors did a lot of wild things while they were in power. Nero built a spinning dining room with an ivory ceiling. Elagabalus played elaborate pranks on his…
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Famous FiguresFact70Walt Disney was an informant for the FBI.
When he wasn’t building an animation empire that still dominates Hollywood more than half a century after his death, Walt Disney was busy moonlighting as an FBI informant. He was…
