The Vellore Mutiny (1806, India)

July 10, 1806.

Indian soldiers at Vellore fort rose in fury against the British.

Within hours, over 100 Europeans were dead.

It was the first major mutiny against British rule in India.

THE FORGOTTEN VELLORE MUTINY🧵 The spark?

New dress regulations.

Sepoys were ordered to wear uniforms with:

No religious marks on the forehead.
Leather hats instead of turbans (offensive to both Hindus & Muslims).
It was seen as an assault on faith.

On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded 3 British ships.

They dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

That night, $1.7M (today’s value) sank beneath the waves.

Here’s the wild story of the Boston Tea Party 🧵 Why tea? 🍵

Britain taxed almost everything the colonies used—paper, paint, glass.

Colonists protested, and Britain repealed most taxes.

But one tax remained… on tea.

A symbol of British control.

Scandals of the Past: The Great Fire of Rome

In July 64 AD, Rome was engulfed in flames.

The fire lasted 9 days and destroyed most of the city. And this is when one of antiquity’s biggest scandals was born. Emperor Nero was said to have watched the fire from a hill while playing the lyre.

People suspected he had ordered the city to be burned to clear space for his grand palace – the “Golden House.”

In 1994, archaeologists found a 7,000-year-old temple so strange they almost buried it again.

The Göbekli Tepe was by prehistoric hunter-gatherers without metal, tools, or language.

If you think the Pyramid was impressive, this would blow your mind: For centuries, locals in Anatolia called it "Potbelly Hill" - just a 50-meter mound where sheep grazed.

In 1963, researchers from the University of Chicago and Istanbul University dismissed it as a medieval cemetery.

Schmidt saw something in their reports that didn't look right

The History of the Ballpoint Pen 🖊

📜 The first attempts to create a pen that wouldn’t leak and didn’t need constant dipping in ink date back to the 19th century. However, the ink often dried too quickly or smudged.

[KEEP READING] ⬇️ The breakthrough came in 1938, when Hungarian journalist László Bíró, together with his chemist brother, developed a mechanism with a tiny metal ball at the tip. It rotated while writing, evenly spreading special thick ink.

The most genius life-saving device of World War || (WWII) wasn't a weapon, med or vehicle.

It was a metal box floating along the English Channel.

Here's how these "sea hotels" changed combat survival forever: WWII made the English Channel deadly for pilots.

80% of airmen died when shot down over water.

Only 50% died over land.

The Germans created something ingenious to help their men survive. But what was it?

15 Rules That Will Help You Become a High-Value Man:

1. Always value your time. 2. Have enough customers in your business to fire the bad customers.

Everyone talks about the same geniuses like:

Einstein, Hawking, or Tesla.

But this man was the Da Vinci of his time and highly admired by Tesla.

Sadly, his legacy was a forgotten heartbreaking tragedy.

Here's his story... (thread) 🧵 Meet Walter Russell.

At 7, Russell had his first illumination experience.

At 14, he survived diphtheria & claimed to have an out-of-body journey.

These experiences were nothing compared to what happened next...

7 Signs of WEAK Men:

(If you catch yourself doing any of these, stop ASAP) 1.

Women age like milk, Men age like fine wine.

But a man won't age like wine if he doesn't put in the work.

( FACT )

Men, If you want to transform your life in 6 months, do this... 1. Fix your schedule and sleep at 9:00 PM to be awake at 4 or 5 AM.

A Man working for himself is respected more than a MAN working for someone else.

15 Rules That Will Help You Become a High-Value Man:

1. Always value your time. 2. Have enough customers in your business to fire the bad customers.

Elon Musk is a big believer in Inversion Thinking.

Not just Musk — Albert Einstein, Charlie Munger, and Marcus Aurelius too.

Here's what it is, how to use it, and become better at it:

First of all, what is inversion thinking? It’s a problem-solving technique where you tackle problems backward.

Instead of focusing on success, you identify what leads to failure and avoid those actions.

This leads to a faster & easier decision-making process.

If you understand psychology, you can control any room you walk into.

To make psychology easier, use mental models.

Here are 9 mental models that will teach you more about the mind than a $100,000 psychology degree: 1. Parkinson's Law:

Work expands to fill the time available, and because of this, most people aren’t doing anything productive with their time.

Give yourself less time than you think you need. Embrace the power of a deadline.

Six Male Personalities of Modern Men Explained:

(Which one are you?)

Read The Thread👇 1. Alpha Males

Alpha males are assertive and dominant.

They often take charge in social settings, have high social status, and are charismatic leaders.

They're the center of attention, like a CEO who can effortlessly command a room.

Boost Your Productivity with These Simple Tips.

HERE ARE 7 STRATEGIES TO BEAT PROCRASTINATION: 1. Set Small Goals:

Break your big tasks into smaller, manageable steps.

Emotional strength isn't about getting rid of difficult feelings-it means you know how to respond to them in a healthy way.

4 Habits of Emotionally Strong People: 1. Control your attention, not your emotions:

Emotions aren't under our direct l control.

When you try to control things you don't have control over-like your feelings-you'll only create more pain and suffering for yourself in the long run.