Meditations

01The border between Belgium and the Netherlands runs through houses, restaurants, and shops in Baarle-Hertog — marked by crosses on the floor.
02The municipality consists of 22 Belgian parcels inside the Netherlands, with 8 Dutch counter-enclaves inside those Belgian parcels.
03During WWII, the border's precise location determined which shops could stay open under German occupation — residents shifted furniture to the Belgian side.

The Wow! signal represented as "6EQUJ5". The original printout with Ehman's handwritten exclamation is preserved by Ohio History Connection .

Marcus Aurelius wrote the Meditations in Greek, on military campaign, with no intention of publishing. The book — private, furious, self-lacerating — survived because someone ignored his wishes.