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Did you know? Before the Panama Canal flipped the script in 1914, ships circled South America like it was a bad GPS route—adding 8,000+ miles to Asia trades! This vintage map plots the old vs. new paths that supercharged global commerce. Boom or bust for today's supply chains?…

TimeDecoded's tweet image. Did you know?  Before the Panama Canal flipped the script in 1914, ships circled South America like it was a bad GPS route—adding 8,000+ miles to Asia trades! This vintage map plots the old vs. 
new paths that supercharged global commerce. Boom or bust for today's supply chains?…

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144 and 441 are mirror images of each other. A fun fact is that the same is true of their square roots 12 and 21.

fermatslibrary's tweet image. 144 and 441 are mirror images of each other. A fun fact is that the same is true of their square roots 12 and 21.

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It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Albert Einstein

ProfCarlSagan's tweet image. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

- Albert Einstein

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“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” — Marie Curie

philosophors's tweet image. “Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”

— Marie Curie

She spent 73 years knowing exactly where he’d be… two steps behind, always. One glance says everything words never could. Name a moment that broke you harder than this. I’ll wait. #QueenAndPhilip

The moment Queen Elizabeth looked back to see if Prince Philip was following her, as he always did



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“This mind is the matrix of all matter.” - Max Planck

PhysInHistory's tweet image. “This mind is the matrix of all matter.”  

- Max Planck

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Albert Einstein in response to not knowing the speed of sound. "I do not carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."

PhysInHistory's tweet image. Albert Einstein in response to not knowing the speed of sound.

"I do not carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."

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That time a grandma broke her nose while hiking and didn't want the helivac, but ended up winning a $450,000 lawsuit.


1944 Navy intel: North Sea's WWII inferno—U-boats lurking, Allied convoys dodging doom, Bismarck's ghost haunting the waves. This declassified map spills the secrets of Europe's watery graveyard. Echoes in today's Arctic scrambles? Battle lines redrawn? #WWII #NavalHistory

TimeDecoded's tweet image. 1944 Navy intel: North Sea's WWII inferno—U-boats lurking, Allied convoys dodging doom, Bismarck's ghost haunting the waves. This declassified map spills the secrets of Europe's watery graveyard. Echoes in today's Arctic scrambles? Battle lines redrawn?
#WWII #NavalHistory

2009: Sarychev Peak unleashes hellfire from space—ash plume towering 15km, blanketing the Kuril Islands in chaos. NASA's eye in the sky captures Earth's raw rage. Is this a preview of climate-fueled mega-eruptions? Survive or adapt?

TimeDecoded's tweet image. 2009: Sarychev Peak unleashes hellfire from space—ash plume towering 15km, blanketing the Kuril Islands in chaos. NASA's eye in the sky captures Earth's raw rage. Is this a preview of climate-fueled mega-eruptions? Survive or adapt?

Flashback to 1944: The world on fire. Allies storming Normandy, Soviets crushing Nazis at Kursk, Pacific battles raging—humanity's darkest hour, or the spark of victory? What if this map predicted today's chaos? #WWII #HistoryUnraveled

TimeDecoded's tweet image. Flashback to 1944: The world on fire. Allies storming Normandy, Soviets crushing Nazis at Kursk, Pacific battles raging—humanity's darkest hour, or the spark of victory? What if this map predicted today's chaos? 
#WWII #HistoryUnraveled

In an era before the Eiffel Tower or wide boulevards, Paris was a medieval maze—crowded, chaotic, and utterly romantic. This 360°-esque vista (stitched from multiple plates?) freezes that vanishing world: Smoke curls from chimneys, boats dot the Seine, and the Île de la Cité's…

TimeDecoded's tweet image. In an era before the Eiffel Tower or wide boulevards, Paris was a medieval maze—crowded, chaotic, and utterly romantic. This 360°-esque vista (stitched from multiple plates?) freezes that vanishing world: Smoke curls from chimneys, boats dot the Seine, and the Île de la Cité's…

If you could wake up on any coastline in this photo tomorrow, where are you dropping the pin?

TimeDecoded's tweet image. If you could wake up on any coastline in this photo tomorrow, where are you dropping the pin?

Showa-era secret: A 45° bow fixes everything—from apologies to awkward silences. Wisdom from 1941 we still need today. 🇯🇵

TimeDecoded's tweet image. Showa-era secret: A 45° bow fixes everything—from apologies to awkward silences.
Wisdom from 1941 we still need today. 🇯🇵

(Oct. 18, 2025) --- Tokyo, Japan, and its surrounding suburbs along Tokyo Bay light up the night, with stops along major rail lines glittering like pearls. The Greater Tokyo Area—the world’s most populated urban center with over 39 million people—is pictured at approximately 4…

TimeDecoded's tweet image. (Oct. 18, 2025) --- Tokyo, Japan, and its surrounding suburbs along Tokyo Bay light up the night, with stops along major rail lines glittering like pearls. The Greater Tokyo Area—the world’s most populated urban center with over 39 million people—is pictured at approximately 4…

The island nation of Japan contains more than 6,800 islands stretched between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. The volcanic origins of this archipelago give rise to the steep, rugged terrain common to most of the islands. While most of the volcanoes are considered…

TimeDecoded's tweet image. The island nation of Japan contains more than 6,800 islands stretched between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. 
The volcanic origins of this archipelago give rise to the steep, rugged terrain common to most of the islands. While most of the volcanoes are considered…

1890: Meet Lenana, Maasai Chief Medicine-Man. Healer. Leader. Unbroken spirit. In a world of colonizers, he held the power. Still does. 🌍

TimeDecoded's tweet image. 1890: Meet Lenana, Maasai Chief Medicine-Man. Healer. Leader. Unbroken spirit.
In a world of colonizers, he held the power. Still does. 🌍

“1928 — A snapshot of Puri’s main street, before the hustle of modern times. 🕰️ #Throwback #Odisha #india

TimeDecoded's tweet image. “1928 — A snapshot of Puri’s main street, before the hustle of modern times. 🕰️
 
#Throwback #Odisha #india

Few dribbled like him. Garrincha in action at the ’62 World Cup — a reminder that flair beats force. 🇧🇷 #JogoBonito #GOAT

TimeDecoded's tweet image. Few dribbled like him. Garrincha in action at the ’62 World Cup — a reminder that flair beats force. 🇧🇷 
#JogoBonito #GOAT

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