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Jonas Salk, who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio, was born
#OnThisDay in 1914. Thanks to widespread use polio vaccines, the disease has now been eliminated from most of the world. https://www.eb.com/biography/Jonas-Salk …pic.twitter.com/w2gtVApNJFThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Baobab trees have unusual barrel-like trunks and are known for their extraordinary longevity. This tree in Madagascar is estimated to be more than 1,000 years old. https://www.eb.com/plant/baobab-tree-genus …pic.twitter.com/Dw2TwR7U93
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'Anti-Semitism' is one of our most-viewed articles right now.
#SynagogueShooting https://www.eb.com/topic/anti-Semitism …pic.twitter.com/WjmtUmkj1sThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#PhotoOfTheDay: Mexican free-tailed bats near Bracken Cave, Texas. During the summer the cave is home to the world's largest bat colony, estimated at 15–20 million.#BatWeek via https://www.eb.com/animal/bat-mammal/images-videos …pic.twitter.com/htXAGrvfSZThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, was born
#OnThisDay in 1858. https://www.eb.com/biography/Theodore-Roosevelt …pic.twitter.com/Jb1Kz4MGf8Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#WTFact: Contrary to popular belief, bats are not blind. They actually have very good vision that is well-adapted for seeing in low-light conditions.#BatWeek https://www.eb.com/story/are-bats-really-blind …pic.twitter.com/6RttZGLO68Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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#DYK the most-massive pumpkins ever grown have exceeded 907 kg (2,000 pounds)? OMG.#NationalPumpkinDayhttps://www.britannica.com/plant/pumpkinThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
French nobleman Gilles de Rais, arguably the first serial killer in recorded history, was hanged for his crimes
#OnThisDay in 1440.https://www.eb.com/story/gilles-de-rais-historys-first-serial-killer …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Jack-o'-lanterns weren't always made out of pumpkins. The tradition originated in Ireland, where people carved demonic faces into turnips.
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Ever wonder which words first appeared in print the year you were born? Come time travel with us.https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
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Happy 71st birthday to
@HillaryClinton. The former U.S. secretary of state was born in Chicago#OnThisDay in 1947. https://www.eb.com/biography/Hillary-Rodham-Clinton …pic.twitter.com/bpz5gHWtDrThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
As a child, author Barbara Kingsolver read Encyclopaedia Britannica with her brother: "We [started] at opposite ends of the alphabet and [met] at the middle, on the theory that between us we’d then know everything." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/books/review/barbara-kingsolver-by-the-book.html …
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Frankenstein is no mere monster romp. Mary Shelley's mastery of science gave her novel an edge of sophistication.
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It takes 75,000 saffron flowers to make a single pound of saffron spice.https://www.eb.com/story/why-is-saffron-so-expensive …
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Beate Sirota Gordon was born
#OnThisDay in 1923. As a 22-year-old American translator during the U.S. occupation of Japan, she helped secure rights for women in the Japanese constitution. https://www.eb.com/biography/Beate-Sirota-Gordon …pic.twitter.com/L7wDBgzygrThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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In 1928, Paul & Joseph Galvin founded Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in Chicago. They later produced one of the 1st commercially successful car radios, the
#Motorola, kicking off a long history of innovation. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Motorola-Inc …@Britannica /@Wintrust#IllinoisProud#EB250pic.twitter.com/YHSHy73IErThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#DidYouKnow there are more than 1,200 species of bats? They range in size from the bumblebee bat, with a wingspan of 6 inches (15 cm), to the flying foxes, with a wingspan of up to 5 feet (1.5 meters).#BatWeekhttps://www.eb.com/list/5-surprising-facts-about-bats …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#OnThisDay in 1920 King Alexander of Greece died from blood poisoning after he was bitten by a pet monkey. https://www.eb.com/biography/Alexander-king-of-Greece …pic.twitter.com/Q26Zx067jrThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was born in Spain
#OnThisDay in 1881. https://www.eb.com/biography/Pablo-Picasso …pic.twitter.com/APORhzdeEiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#DidYouKnow: Modern Western numerals (0, 1, 2, 3…) originated in India and were introduced to Europe by way of Arab mathematicians. https://www.eb.com/science/numeral#ref233818 …pic.twitter.com/dL1WeMVTkuThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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