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Otterpaw
@bardoftecumseh.bsky.social
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Autistic neurodivergent writer, poet, and aspiring novelist interested in everything from politics to economics to culture and beyond! Very open minded and eager to hear different perspectives on things. Otter lover and passionate rebel of the arts
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Today's post is on the tragic crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which left the survivors stranded in the Andes for months.

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Knowledge is Power: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Summary: On October 12th, 1972, the Old Christian Rugby Club of Montevideo, Uruguay departed on a plane from Carrasco International Airport. 40 passengers and 4 crew members were on board. The plane w...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Hello everyone!

Today's post is on the Long Telegram. Written by George F. Kennan, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, it had a huge impact on U.S. relations with the USSR. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The Long Telegram
Summary: In late 1945 and early 1946, the Allies were unraveling. Soviet soldiers were entrenching in Eastern Europe, disputes over Poland, the Balkans and Germany intensified and crises broke out in ...
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September 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Today's post is on the Six Degrees of Seperation theory, how it involves Kevin Bacon and what it says about our social networks! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Six Degrees of Separation
Summary: In the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game, you need to find the shortest path between an actor and Kevin Bacon based on the movies they were in. For example, Sir Lawrence Oliver was in 1979's Dr...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Hello everyone! Today's post is on the germ theory of disease! Its also about the now disproven concepts of miasma and the four humors! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The Germ Theory of Disease
Summary: Germ is a catch-all term for anything microscopic that can cause disease. A theory is a set of statements that explains a group of facts. The term "disease" refers to a broad host of ailments...
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September 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Today's post is on the history of Adolf Hitler's family and one surprising story of a relative who ended up fighting for the Allies.

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Knowledge is Power!: The Hitler Family
Summary: Adolf Hitler's father, Alois Schicklgruber, was born in the Austrian village of Strones to Maria Anna Schicklgruber, an unmarried peasant. He became a strict and domineering customs official ...
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September 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Hello everyone! Today's post is on the attempted English settlement of Roanoke Island, and how the second attempt ended rather mysteriously. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Summary: In 1578, Sir Humphrey Gilbert made the first English claims to North America. After being given a charter by Queen Elizabeth I, he claimed everything north of Florida. Gilbert died sailing ho...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on the Ivory Coast, also known as the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. It is the world's largest cacao producer and has a rich fascinating history. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The Ivory Coast
Summary: The Ivory Coast, formally known as the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a small country in western Sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the most populous countries in the region, with 31.5 million p...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Hello everyone! Today's post is on the names of groups of animals and the origins behind some of these strange terms! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Names of Groups of Animals
Summary: The English language has a lot of different words for groups of animals, especially mammals and birds. These include a raft of otters, an embarrassment of pandas, a chorus of frogs, a swarm o...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Today's post is on the modern physics concepts of energy, work and power and how they were defined throughout history! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Energy, Work and Power
Summary: In modern physics, energy is the capacity to do work. Throughout history, energy started as a philosophical idea defined through terms like Aristotle's energeia and the classical Chinese qi. ...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on "Nero redivivus" or the Psuedo-Nero phenomenon, the idea in Ancient Rome that one day Nero would return and become Emperor again! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Pseudo-Nero
Summary: In 68 AD, Emperor Nero committed suicide. While Nero was hated by the Roman elites, he was loved by the common people. Nero kept supplying the lower class with grain and frequently performed,...
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August 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on the Republic of Pirates, a democratic pirate haven in what is today Nassau that lasted until 1718! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The Republic of Pirates
Summary: Throughout the 1500's, Spain conquered and controlled most of the Americas. This made them very wealthy. Spain on its own doubled the amount of gold and silver being traded in Europe. This ma...
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August 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Today's post is on the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre, one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Olympic Games.

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Knowledge is Power!: 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
Summary: Before 1972, Germany had hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics in 1936. Both of these were Nazi propaganda events. Post-WWII, the West German government tried to redeem its image by offering ...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on Starlite, a heat-resistant material invented by hairdresser Maurice Ward. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Starlite
Summary: Maurice Ward was born in 1933. A hairdresser working out of Hartlepool, England, he experimented with and created his own hair care products. Ward developed these through trial and error. In ...
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August 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Today's post is on the life of Ted Kaczynski, AKA the Unabomber, the domestic terrorist who set off bombs throughout the U.S. from the late 70's until the late 90's.

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Knowledge is Power!: The Unabomber
Summary: Ted Kaczynski was born in Chicago on May 22nd, 1942. His parents were middle-class workers. At one point, Ted was hospitalized by an allergic reaction. This event socially isolated him, which...
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August 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Today's post is on Francisco Macías Nguema, one of the worst dictators in history. The first president of Equatorial Guinea, he ruined the country's economy and terrorized the populace.

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Knowledge is Power!: Francisco Macías Nguema
Summary: Equatorial Guinea was once the colony known as Spanish Guinea. It's a small country, divided between the mainland, Rio Mundi, and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The largest island is Biok...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on the life of Emperor Nero and how he brought an end to the Julio Claudian dynasty. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Emperor Nero
Summary: Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born in the Italium town of Antium (Now Anzio) on December 15th, 37. His father Gnaeus died when he was five years old. He was then raised by his mother, the f...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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A microscopic Tardigrade (water bear), walking across a glass slide. Extremely resilient, they can survive decades without food or water and can survive in direct exposure to space.
August 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on a few exclaves in Europe, villages belonging to one country surrounded by the territory of another country. Their history is fascinating. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: European Exclaves
Summary: Exclaves are the parts of a country separated from the main landmass. Enclaves are the parts of a country completely surrounded by another country. There are several exclaves in Europe. One i...
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August 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Today's post is on the Spanish Inquisition and how its actions expelled countless Jews from Spain starting in the 1400's.

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Knowledge is Power!: The Spanish Inquisition
Summary: An inquisition is an official inquiry into a specific matter. Historically, the Catholic Church used inquisitions to investigate and punish heresy. In the 13th century, Spain was composed of ...
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August 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's reflection is about some of Cyprus's history as one of the most crucial Mediterranean islands and a little bit about its politics today. Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Cyprus
Summary: Cyprus has historically been of the most important islands in the world. Sitting at the crossroads of Asia, Europe, and Africa, it has been significant for every empire from Mesopotamia to th...
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August 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's reflection is on the fascinating science behind bees and their relationship with early humans! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The Wonderful World of Bees
Summary: Bees are insects in the family Apidae, which is the term used for many bee-related words. Apiculture refers to beekeeping, an apiculturist is a beekeeper, and an apiary is a beehive collectio...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on Grigori Rasputin, the peasant monk who became a cult leader beloved by the Russian royal family! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Rasputin
Summary: Rasputin was born Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin in the Siberian village of Pokroskoye in January 1869. Rasputin was a troublemaker with peasant parents. He never got a formal education and was ...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on the benefits and history of nuclear power! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: Nuclear Power
Summary: Nuclear power is the generation of energy from nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is the splitting of atomic nuclei, almost always from the elements of Uranium or Plutoniumutonium. There is a m...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Today's post is on the Trail of Tears, one of the most horrific tragedies in American history. The actions of President Jackson and countless others led to the brutal forced relocation of several indigenous groups.

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Knowledge is Power!: The Trail of Tears
Summary: In the early 1830's, there was a group of Native American nations known as the Five Civilized Tribes. These were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, and Chickasaw. They lived in ...
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August 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Morning everyone! Today's post is on the 1956 Suez Crisis and how it revealed the cracks in the British and French colonial empires! Enjoy!

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Knowledge is Power!: The 1956 Suez Crisis
Summary: The idea of a canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas goes back almost 4,000 years. In the 19th century, a French company got a 99-year lease from the Egyptian leader Muhammad Ali Pas...
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August 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM