Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
Money does not exist. Only its value does. Go to the bank and ask to see the $1,000 in your
Why Are High Schools Graduating Illiterate Seniors? If you really want to know what is happening in America’s schools, do
Coming Out of the Water Dry (The 1838 Missouri Extermination Order) “The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must
When Detective Heinz Noonan arrives in Spokane to investigate a simple case of double obituaries, he has no idea he’s
Detective Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Homes,” is sent to Virginia Beach, North Carolina, to find 30 antique Christian crosses that
Why would anyone steal something that has no value? And then stick the insurance company for a ten-million-dollar loss? That’s
How can $2 million in diamonds vanish? First, the diamonds were assessed to make sure they were authentic. Then, in
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why? Because the first railroads
Nothing pictures. We all have them. Photographs of, well, nothing in particular. Not worth savings
This photograph intrigues me. Why? Because these salmon left this stream five years ago when
If you are a pilot and are planning on making airdrops, make absolutely certain that
Here’s one for the history books! In 2011, photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Holmes” of the Sandersonville Police Department, was having a miserable day.
During the Alaska Gold Rush, George Hinton Henry, the “Father of Alaska Journalism,” kept printing
When Coke was introduced in China in 1982, Chinese shopkeepers sold the beverage as kekoukela.
This Labor Day let’s remember – and thank – Francis Perkins. She was the longest
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
President Calvin Coolidge could be a prankster. He would sometimes page a Secret Service agent.
Stephan Bibrowski, born in Wilczagówa, Poland, in 1890, had a body covered with hair. His
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
While on a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ‘came up empty.’
Yes, and no. In 1941, the Chattanooga Choo Choo – the song, not the choo
Some things in Alaska do not change. From the Alaska Gold Rush until today, the
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
The cleverest people are usually the least credited in history. Take English Sea Captain Woodes
Unless you live in Alaska, this photograph will have no meaning at all. To those
