Friends (even complete strangers) with knowledge of #Finland or the #Finish language: I need to know if kalsarikännit could also apply to getting stoned, of if the #Fins have another word altogether that means “getting stoned in your underwear at home with no intention of going out”?

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nasas-perseverance-rover-is-about-to-finish-a-marathon
Key insight: <p>Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km
#perseverance #marathon #finish #miles
NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon

Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km. That's just shy of a marathon, which is 26.2 miles or 42.195 kilometers. Along the way, it's abraded and studied 62 rocks and collected ...

A quotation from The Talmud

It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to set it aside.
 
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.


The Talmud (AD 200-500) Collection of Jewish rabbinical writings
Mishnah, Pirkei Avot [Ethics of the Fathers; פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת] 2:16

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/talmud/35632/

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This video of Boston Marathon runners helping a man cross the finish line will heal you
When Ajay Haridasse's legs gave out within sight of the Boston Marathon finish line, two other runners sacrificed their personal bests to help him finish the race.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boston-marathon-runner-collapse-9.7174353?cmp=rss