“While there is a limit to human intelligence, there is none for stupidity.”
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
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
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.
As a matter of fact, he did. ‘He,’ in this case, was President of the
Yes, it is! Because the British Navy was prohibited from ruling on land, AND there
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
After the death of Harry Reichenbach, the leading ballyhooer of the era was Jim Moran,
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
In the days before GPS, the maritime industry created nautical charts using bottles. It’s true.
Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer. This
During the Alaska Gold Rush, George Hinton Henry, the “Father of Alaska Journalism,” kept printing
One fateful day in the 1870s, the James Robinson Circus traveled to Middleton, Missouri. As
There is an old joke that you never have to outrun an angry bear. All
Before Alaska was a Territory it was a District. The first Governor of the District
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why? Because the first railroads
Everyone loves a Fourth of July Parade! One of the nice things about historic photographs
There are a lot of myths ‘running around’ when it comes to blacks and the
