"Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true."
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Day: March 26, 2015
How fast do we notice an Oreo cookie made of wool?
There’s not much danger we’ll eat this fuzzy cookie by accident. Continue reading “How fast do we notice an Oreo cookie made of wool?”
How many people did Abraham Lincoln say we could fool?
Abraham Lincoln, 1858
"You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
Abraham Lincoln is reported to have said this in an 1858 speech in Clinton, Illinois. Continue reading “How many people did Abraham Lincoln say we could fool?”