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🐇 One pair of rabbits reproduce after 1 month.

Every month, each mature pair has another pair.

How many pairs after 1 year?

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The great men of history read intensively — it's how they gained an edge over their rivals.

We can do the same, today.

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In 1962, C.S. Lewis was asked to name the books that had most influenced his thought.

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Galileo called him “superhuman”.

Tesla said he was the “ideal” inventor.

And da Vinci was directly inspired by him.

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Ever wonder how the West gained geographical and cultural influence over its global peers?

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On May 20th, 1910, nine kings gathered at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII.

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