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 1. “To be or not to be:     that is the question”    We have our most illustrious playwright to thank for one of the most famous quotations in the English language. William Shakespeare wrote these immortal lines in Hamlet, and to make better sense of them, let’s look at a few more lines: “To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d.” Spoken by Hamlet himself, these words essentially talk about whether it’s better to live – and face one’s troubles – or die, and be rid of them that way. The implication here is that pain in life is inevitable – “outrageous fortune” has this fate in store for us, and it is for us to choose whether we face up to our...

                               Peace is a stress-free state of security and calmness that comes when there's no fighting or war, everything coexisting in perfect harmony and freedom. ... However peace can be big and small, seen in entire countries or brief moments. After a war, two countries may sign a peace treaty, agreeing to not fight anymore.

  10 Crazy Facts You Didn't Know About Space There is so much about space, our solar system, and the galaxy that we still don't know! Space is vast. With billions of galaxies and stars, and planets in our own solar system yet to be fully explored or understood, scientists' knowledge of space is always evolving. There are, however, some really cool things we know about space right now! We've compiled a list of what we think are ten stellar facts that we hope you'll think are out of this world!    1. SPACE IS COMPLETELY SILENT There is no atmosphere in space, which means that sound has no medium or way to travel to be heard.  2. THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS 450° C. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system and has an average surface temperature of around 450° C. Did you know that Venus isn't the closest planet to the sun? That is Mercury. You would think that Mercury would then be the hottest, but Mercury has no atmosphere (which regulates ...