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Born on March 9, 1984, Mark Manson is a  self-help author, personal development consultant, entrepreneur, and blogger.  As of 2019, Mark Manson has authored three books; the first published in 2011 is Models: Attract Women Through Honesty , his second, published in 2016: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (a  NYTimes bestseller) ,  and his third ,  Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope (2019). Enjoy 21 quotes from his latest book Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope. 1.  We are a culture in need not of peace or prosperity or new hood ornaments for our electric cars. We have all that. We are a culture in need of something far more precarious. We are a culture and a people in need of hope.  -  Everything is F*cked, Chapter 1 2.  Bravery is common. Resilience is common. But heroism has a philosophical component to it. There's some great "Why?" that heroes bring to the table - some incredible cause or bel

In honor of Algeria's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations victory, we present to you, eleven outstanding facts about this North African country.  1. Algeria became the largest country in Africa after South Sudan split from Sudan in 2011. Algeria is also the tenth largest country in the world. 2. Four-fifths of Algeria's land is the Sahara desert, leaving just a fifth for habitation. snow in the Algeria Sahara desert 3. Algeria actively took part in the Barbary Slave Trade between the 16th and 18 centuries, which involved the capture and sale of Europeans as slaves in North Africa. According to Robert Davis, between 1 million and 1.25 million Europeans were captured by Barbary pirates and sold as slaves in North Africa and The Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 19th centuries. 4. Algeria produces some of the best dates in the world - the Deglet Nour dates, also named Royal Dates, or referred to as the "queen of all dates". The authentic Algerian Degle

Chad is a landlocked Central African country, bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the South, Cameron and Nigeria to the south-west, and Niger to the west. The capital and largest city in Chad is N'Djamena. Chad obtained independence in 1960, under the leadership of Francois Tombalbaye. The official languages spoken in Chad are French and Arabic. General Idriss  Déby Itno has  been the  President of Chad  since December 2, 1990. As of 2015, the Chadian population is estimated to be 13,670,084. Here are more pertinent facts about Chad.  1. Chad is named after its most popular lake, Lake Chad. Lake Chad used to be the seventh largest lake in the world and the fourth largest in Africa. However, due to advanced desertification and low rainfall, it has shrunk to less than 10% of its former size and volume. Lake Chad is however the largest lake in the Chad Basin. 2. According to the Borgen Project, Chad is one of the poores

How much do you know about Rihanna?  The Barbadian singer rose to fame at the age of 16, after the release of her hit debut single; Pon de Replay in 2005. The Barbados beauty has been a household name in the entertainment industry since then, releasing hits like Diamonds, Umbrella, Stay, We found Love, Don't Stop the Music, Take a Bow, Only Girl, and many more. Learn 15 facts you probably never knew about this record-breaking pop sensation, style icon, actress, beauty expert and philanthropist. 1. 'Rihanna' is the artist's real name. It happens to be her middle name, which means 'sweet basil' in Arabic, and is pronounced 'Rih-Anna'. Her complete name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. 2. Rihanna has two younger siblings, brothers Rajad and Rorrey Fenty. Their parents are Ronald Fenty and Monica Braithwaite. They were married but divorced in Rihanna's teenage years. 3. Rihanna has been in the Guinness World Book of Records six times. 4

Senegal, officially known as the Republic of Senegal is a unitary presidential republic found in West Africa. Dakar serves as Senegal's economic and political capital. Senegal has a population of about 15 million people. Discover Senegal through this lens. 1. Senegal allegedly derives its name from the Wolof phrase "Sunuu Gaal", which means "our boat". 2. Senegal is home to seven World Heritage Sites:  Saloum Delta, Goree Island, Saint-Louis Island, Bassari Country, Niokolo-Koba National Park, and Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary .  3. Senegal has a pink lake, Lac Rose, which derives its pinkish hue from the non-harmful bacteria in the lake that produce a red pigment to absorb sunlight. 4. Dakar - the Senegalese capital is home to Africa's tallest statue - the 49-meter African Renaissance Monument. 5. Wrestling is Senegal's most popular sport. Other popular sports in Senegal include football and basketball. 6. Some dri