Rara avis in terris
is Latin for
“a rare bird in the lands.”
In the ancient world, it was believed that the landing of a single black swan created a change that would affect the entire world.
In today’s world, that change can be seen almost instantly…9/11 is the best example.
True fact: Nicaragua is looking to build a new canal between the Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean that is wider than the aging Panama Canal. Many ships are too large for the narrow Panamanian passage.
True fact: Reston Ebola is real, and named for Reston, Virginia where dozens of monkeys died from Ebola. It was one of the first cases where Ebola was transmitted from monkeys to humans and traveled airborne.
True fact: men always underestimate beautiful women.