Romance Scent of Earth Tales

Nikola Tesla: the genius who wanted to illuminate the world, and ended up in darkness

Inventor. Visionary. Lonely.

Nikola Tesla's mind was running fast, too fast for the world around him. Born in 1856, in what is present-day Croatia, he showed from a very young age an intelligence that frightened the prodigy: he memorized entire books, spoke eight languages, saw in his head every already finished, already functional invention.

We owe him the AC, the electric motor, the first concepts of radio, radar, wireless transmission. He was the first to imagine a connected humanity, free and clean energy for all. He was the father of a future that we are still trying to achieve today.

But he was denied that future.

While his plans could change the world, they were stopped by those who wanted the world to stay the way it was. Thomas Edison, his most powerful rival, discredited him. The funders are backing out. Tesla's idea - free energy for all - scared the profit bosses too much.

He didn't think about money, he didn't patent everything. He was not seeking wealth but progress. And while others enriched themselves with his ideas, he ended up in the shadows. Ridiculed, ignored.

In his last years, he has been living alone in a hotel room in New York. He talked to pigeons, walked the streets at night, in his elegant clothes - the one thing he never wanted to lose. He kept on writing, inventing. But no one listened to him anymore.

He died on January 7, 1943, at the age of 86. Alone. Poor thing. His body was found days later No solemn funeral no celebration. Nothing but silence.

Yet today his name shines through. Statues, museums, biographies, even an electric car bears his name. The world that forgot him when he was alive celebrates him today as one of the greatest geniuses in history.

But the truth remains bitter: Tesla wasn't looking for fame. He was trying to enlighten humanity. And he did. Even though no one at the time ever told him.

Let this story remind us of one thing: dreams, when they are born, are fragile. And often the world only understands them when it's too late.

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The most brutal birth in the animal kingdom!
The spotted hyena, an animal whose birthing process is a biological nightmare. Females of this species are not only larger and more dominant than males, but they also possess a reproductive anatomy that is as unusual as it is dangerous.
Instead of a traditional va**na, these hyenas have a "pseudop***s," an elongated structure that looks like a p***s, but is actually an extremely enlarged cl****is. That's where they must give birth.
This passage is so narrow and long that it makes birth a life-threatening challenge. In fact, up to 60% of babies born during their first birth die, often from asphyxiation or because they become trapped. It's not just the babies who are at risk: mothers can also suffer severe tears during the process.
It's all linked to high testosterone levels in females, which not only gives them that unique organ, but also strength, aggression and absolute control over their matriarchal society.

Why say NO to elephant ride?

An elephant’s spine is not built like a horse’s or a camel’s. Beneath their thick skin and muscle, their vertebrae feature sharp, upward-pointing protrusions. These structures are designed to support the animal’s own body weight and natural movements, not the additional burden of heavy equipment or passengers.

When elephants are used for tourist rides, the combined weight of saddles—often made from rigid materials and multiple riders presses directly on these bony points. Over time, this pressure can cause abrasions, tissue damage and even permanent deformities in the spine. The injuries often lead to chronic pain and reduced mobility, making daily life far more difficult for the animals.

In many tourist destinations, these risks are not widely explained to visitors. Yet veterinary studies and wildlife organisations have repeatedly documented the harm caused by such practices.
Understanding the biology of these animals makes it clear that their welfare is compromised when they are used in this way. 🐘🚫

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Some of what Australians usually encounter in their daily lives

(Pictured is a spider hiding under the car door handle)

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Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China
Credit: Jiaqi Sun
Date: 2022 August 16
Location: Yunnan Province, China

Details: https://twitter.com/hoaxeye/status/1563799915247058946

The Butterfly Nebula, 4.000 light-years away from Earth.

Planets of the Solar System Simultaneous images from four cameras were combined to construct this atmospheric predawn skyscape. The cooperative astro-panorama captures all the planets of the Solar System, just before sunrise on June 24. That foggy morning found innermost planet Mercury close to the horizon but just visible against the twilight, below and left of brilliant Venus. Along with the waning crescent Moon, the other bright naked-eye planets, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn lie near the ecliptic, arcing up and to the right across the wide field of view. Binoculars would have been required to spot the much fainter planets Uranus and Neptune, though they also were along the ecliptic in the sky. In the foreground are excavations at an ancient Roman villa near Marina di San Nicola, Italy, planet Earth.

Source: Nasa picture of the day

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Thunder and lightning strike Limay town in Bataan.

Photographer l took this electrifying long exposure shot earlier this evening. "He disappeared quickly, but it was very lightning fast," he tells CNN Philippines.