Flyting

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Think rap battles were a modern invention? Think again! Medieval poets were dropping fire bars centuries ago, though they called it ‘flyting’ – a verbal showdown where insults flew faster than arrows.

A Candle’s Flame

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The human eye is so sensitive that if the earth were flat and it was a dark night, a candle’s flame could be seen from 30 miles away.

First Burn Within

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What you wish to ignite in others must first burn within yourself. ~ Aurelius Augustinus

A Blue Planet

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We live on a blue planet that circles around a ball of fire next to a moon that moves the sea, and you don’t believe in miracles?