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.
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
This is called a sport fishing fantasy. But you have to be careful with fantasies.
This is a juggernaut, the origin of the term for a huge, powerful, and overwhelming
There is an old saying that making money is easy. What’s hard is saving it.
Frank B. Adams, born in 1847, was a professional carom billiards player – in the
John Wesley Hardin stands out as the most ruthless killer in not only the Old
The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Why? Because the first railroads
Actually, it doesn’t. Anytime there is a new technology, you can be assured there will
During the Second World War, the Germans were trying to bomb the Suez Canal to
One of the first female United States Deputy Marshals was Ada Carnutt. One of her
Because banking was NOT in the United States Constitution, anyone could open a bank. And
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
When Elsa Einstein, Albert’s wife, was being shown around the Mount Wilson Observatory, she was
Louis XI of France, 3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483, was a master of
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
The great power of art is to transcend its components. Anyone can splash paint on
Constructed to be the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower
It is easy to talk about ‘leaping into the future.’ The reality is substantially different.
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
St. Audry – also known as Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 4 March 636 – 23
There’s been a lot of talk lately about who the “real” Americans are. The implication
