@profitparagon on Instagram: "George Burns, the legendary comedian and cigar-loving entertainer, truly lived life by his own rules. Even at 93, he was cracking jokes, puffing on cigars, and savoring every moment. His charm and wit made growing old look like another act in his comedy show. In a 1989 Tonight Show interview, Johnny Carson asked how many cigars he smoked. Burns calmly replied, “Fifteen to twenty a day.” When Carson wondered what his doctor thought, Burns quipped, “My doctor is dead.

History | Ancient History on Instagram: "The chains used on enslaved people were instruments of both physical restraint and psychological domination, designed to strip human beings of autonomy and reduce them to property in the eyes of their captors. Made of iron and often crudely forged, these chains came in many forms—heavy shackles for the ankles, iron collars connected by bars or rings, and manacles that bound wrists tightly together, sometimes joined by a central chain to prevent escape or