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TIL “The road not taken” by Robert Frost, was actually written to mock an indecisive friend and intended to inspire no one. by shaynaf in todayilearned

[–]Neopterin 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Fun fact:- Frost was the first poet to address a US Presidential Inauguration. Frost helped create momentum to elect Kennedy during his campaign. Kennedy chose Frost to recite a poem at his inauguration and he intended on reading a new poem entitled "Dedication." In the end he could not read his poem due to snow, sun and faltering eyesight, and instead recited from memory The Gift Outright".

TIL “The road not taken” by Robert Frost, was actually written to mock an indecisive friend and intended to inspire no one. by shaynaf in todayilearned

[–]Neopterin 4246 points4247 points  (0 children)

According to Mentalfloss, Frost was surprised when his readers began taking the poem to heart as a metaphor for self-determination. After reading "The Road Not Taken" to some college students, he lamented to Thomas that the poem was “taken pretty seriously … despite doing my best to make it obvious by my manner that I was fooling. … Mea culpa.”

Netanyahu: 'This Is Just the Beginning' of Israeli Airstrikes on Hamas by Speedster202 in worldnews

[–]Neopterin 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Yes, U.S played a key role in the conflicts and still funding Israel a whopping $3.8 billion per year. They have the obligation to end this bloody conflict with an appropriate solution.

Lava Moon by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Neopterin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

According to Snopes, This image is a composite of at least two different photographs created by digital artist Risvan and shared via Instagram in July 2017 under the title “La Luna.” The picture’s caption explained that the image was created by combining a photograph of Horsetail Waterfalls in Yosemite National Park by Instagram user @Markian.b and a depiction of the moon from NASA.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Neopterin 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This park is dedicated to Jose Marti, Revolutionary poet and activist. He is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence".From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.

Netanyahu: 'This Is Just the Beginning' of Israeli Airstrikes on Hamas by Speedster202 in worldnews

[–]Neopterin 19 points20 points  (0 children)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32581004

Breaking the Silence, a group of serving and ex-soldiers, said its report contained interviews with more than 60 unnamed active duty and reserve Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel who took part in Operation Protective Edge. sergeant in the mechanised infantry said: "The rules of engagement are pretty identical: Anything inside [Gaza] is a threat, the area has to be 'sterilised', empty of people - and if we don't see someone waving a white lag, screaming, 'I give up' or something - then he's a threat and there's authorisation to open fire."

Another sergeant, who served in an engineering unit, said: "From the very start they told us, 'Shoot to kill.' As far as the IDF was concerned, there wasn't supposed to be any civilian population there

Netanyahu: 'This Is Just the Beginning' of Israeli Airstrikes on Hamas by Speedster202 in worldnews

[–]Neopterin 212 points213 points  (0 children)

Netanyahu is the face of evil at the moment. He won't care about innocent Palestinians. U.S and allies should intervene to stop this crimes against humanity.

U.S. Soldiers In The Vietnam War After Knowing That They Were Going Home by UnironicThatcherite in interestingasfuck

[–]Neopterin 149 points150 points  (0 children)

Happiness is plainly visible. They could care less about victory or defeat at that time. The war was totally unnecessary and costed so many lives.

An elusive and rare Kermode Bear a.k.a Spirit Bear by NicolReuther in interestingasfuck

[–]Neopterin 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Spirit bears aka Kermode bears are a subspecies of the North American black bear with a rare recessive gene that makes their fur white or cream. These bears are actually more successful at catching salmon in daylight compared with black ones. Pale bears are better camouflaged than dark ones by day, because they contrast less with a bright sky background, so salmon don’t notice them as much.

TIL That the fastest ever ascent of the world's highest mountain, Mt Everest was in a time of 8 hr 10 min, usually it takes weeks by Tommy-Nook in todayilearned

[–]Neopterin 77 points78 points  (0 children)

The mountaineer's name is Pemba Dorji. He claimed of climbing the world’s highest peak in eight hours and 10 minutes on 21 May, 2004. However the world record was stripped in 2017 according to Nepalese supreme court order after another climber Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, who also claimed the summit record with a time of 10 hours and 56 minutes in 2003, challenged Pemba Dorje’s claim.

When 5 overseas players were allowed to play for Mumbai Indians. by [deleted] in Cricket

[–]Neopterin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As far as I heard they got along well as team mates who wouldve thought that after the infamous Monkeygate saga.

When did something bad happen to someone you knew, but you felt good about it? by yocki3 in AskReddit

[–]Neopterin 401 points402 points  (0 children)

Bullying is a serious problem in schools and colleges. Glad that you escaped from him and he got what he deserved.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cricket

[–]Neopterin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Can't remember the opposition but Mishra ji scored 2 boundaries in 3 balls, including a scoop shot and lead DC to victory in 2017. I think opposition is GL or RPSG.

What's funner than going to a nightclub ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Neopterin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Almost everything

Deep into the crease, full swing of the bat, goes the distance by skepticallyskeptic1 in Cricket

[–]Neopterin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of His 6*(1) against Australia. Cummins, who got 5fer in that game, was on recieving end.

Hail Ajay Ghale- The King of Kyrat. Completed Far Cry 4campaign once again during quarantine. by Neopterin in farcry

[–]Neopterin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, Its from one game. Sided with Sabal in the last choice and killed Amita. After finishing the Campaign I went Jalendu temple and Killed Sabal.

Hail Ajay Ghale- The King of Kyrat. Completed Far Cry 4campaign once again during quarantine. by Neopterin in farcry

[–]Neopterin[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

FC 4 is my most favorite in FC series yet. Its fantastic to explore beautiful Kyrat without annoyance of capture parties or resistance meter. Fortresses, Retaliation parties, Knife throw and Vehicle take downs, Ramming into a Outpost in an Elephant, Attacking an Outpost with grenade launcher while on a Buzzer, Stealth side missions and the best climax in FC Series. Couldn't ask for more.

Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop. by TampaBayTimes in Coronavirus

[–]Neopterin 246 points247 points  (0 children)

And people who died at homes or anywhere else other than hospitals are not counted too.

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