Scorn poverty; no one lives as poor as he was born. Scorn pain; it will either be relieved or relieve you. Scorn death, which either ends you or transfers you.
— Seneca the Younger
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Today is Tuesday, April 23rd, the 114th day of 2024. There are 252 days left in the year. It is German Beer Day, Talk Like Shakespeare Day, National Lost Dog Awareness Day, National Take A Chance Day, National Cherry Cheesecake Day, National English Muffin Day, National Picnic Day, World Book and Copyright Day, and World Laboratory Day.
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In 1487, the best-known version of the Reinheitsgebot, a series of regulations on the ingredients in beer made in Germany and the states of the former Holy Roman Empire, was adopted by the duchy of Munich.
In 1661, King Charles II was crowned King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1879, a fire burned down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame.
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