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Socrates’ favorite barkeep Nick handed him a hemlock-ouzo slushie. “My usual?” asked the cantankerous Socrates, and Nick could only shake his head sadly; the notorious tippler gulped it down with unknowing relish, spilling some on his toga.
Greece’s Greatest Mind: Socrates, Sarcasm and the Killer Cocktail
On February 15, 399 BC, the condemned philosopher Socrates happily drank a hemlock mixture administered as his sentence for corrupting the…
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February 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.--Socrates
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Of Bell’s speed, Satchel Paige once remarked “Bell was so fast he could turn off the light and be under the covers before the room got dark.” medium.com/@wurich/the-...
The Cool of Cool Papa Bell
The Cool of Cool Papa Bell On February 13, 1974, James “Cool Papa” Bell was inducted in the the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Said to be the fastest man to ever run the base paths, he played in …
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February 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
February 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM