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May 24

“The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader. If the leader is the flint, the first follower is the spark that makes the fire.” — Leadership lessons from the dancing guy via Kottke.org

May 23

“The caduceus, a symbol featuring two snakes around a staff, is often mistakenly used as a symbol of medicine instead of the Rod of Asclepius, which features a single snake around a staff. This error was popularised largely because of its adoption in the insignia of the US Army medical corps at the insistence of an officer.[253][254]” — List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“The Rolling Stones were not performing “Sympathy for the Devil” at the 1969 Altamont Free Concert when Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death by a member of the local Hells Angels chapter that was serving as security. While the incident that culminated in Hunter’s death began while the band was performing the song, prompting a brief interruption before the Stones finished it, it concluded several songs later as the band was performing “Under My Thumb”.[74][75] The misconception arose from mistaken reporting in Rolling Stone.[76]” — List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“Italian dictator Benito Mussolini did not “make the trains run on time”. Much of the repair work had been performed before Mussolini and the Fascists came to power in 1922. Accounts from the era also suggest that the Italian railways’ legendary adherence to timetables was more propaganda than reality.[56]” — List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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