On this day in history 5 Feb 1676 Isaac Newton writes to fellow polymath Robert Hooke “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” 1803 English explorer George Bass and crew set sail from Sydney to Tahiti and Chile - they're never seen again 1859 Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities 1861 Kinematoscope patented by Coleman Sellers, Philadelphia 1869 World's largest alluvial gold nugget, the Welcome Stranger, is found by John Deason and Richard Oates (weighing 97.14 kg) in Moliagul, Australia 1924 1st Winter Olympic Games close at Chamonix, France 1996 British supermarket chains stock genetically modified tomato puree, the first GM food sold in the country 2016 Computer hackers try to steal 1 billion from Federal Reserve Bank of New York using Bangladesh banking codes, steal 81 million before a typo alerts authorities Birthdays: John Witherspoons 1723-1794 Nicolae Ceaușescu 1918-1989 Cristiano Ronaldo 41st Neymar 34th
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The universe gives birth to consciousness, and consciousness gives meaning to the universe ✨✨
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