The number of these laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
— P. D. Ouspensky
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Today is Monday, February 12th, the 43rd day of 2024. There are 323 days left in the year. It is Safety Pup Day, National Lost Penny Day, National Plum Pudding Day, and International Darwin Day.
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In 1502, Vasco da Gama set sail from Lisbon, with 15 ships and 800 men, on his second voyage to India.
In 1541, Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago, Chile.
In 1817, an Argentine/Chilean army, after crossing the Andes, defeated Spanish troops at the Battle of Chacabuco.
In 1825, the Creek ceded the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States by the Treaty of Indian Springs.
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