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Today I learned that there are no surviving copies of Socrates’ actual work. Everything from him was written by Plato, with comments by Xenophon, Aristotle, and Aristophanes.

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E1ROw TIL The Russian settlement of Shakhtyorsky was abolished due to it no longer being considered economically viable to continue mining in the area. The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements to other parts of Russia
joM TIL that President Nixon gave the President of Ireland a flag that traveled to the moon and a piece of moon rock. The moon rock was accidentally dumped and is worth $5 million dollars.
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