Countries of the World

Given enough time and effort, every encryption code can be broken. But this might change with the advent of quantum computing which major companies around the world are currently developing: Quantum cryptography makes use of quantum mechanical effects and can, in theory, produce truly unbreakable codes.

Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. She accomplished this feat, without a shark cage or fins, on September 2, 2013. She had attempted the 103-mile journey four times before. It took her 52 hours, 54 minutes, and 18.6 seconds.

Sometimes people have lucky breaks, but these serendipitous moments do not usually come about through mere luck, but rather through courageous action and risk. We are wired to avoid risk because we consider more about what we can lose rather than what we can gain. That’s why it’s easy to stew in unhappy and unfruitful situations for a long time.