Just recently, some scientists and archaeologists sought to repair some tombs of famous people in Europe. The tombs were in ill repair. When they went down into Mozart’s tomb, they saw Mozart’s corpse sitting by candlelight. He was madly erasing the music he had written with a big eraser. The scientists were so surprised, all […]
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Intrigue
Cape Hatteras during the Civil War had some daring exploits. The Rebs had it, the Yankees had it. In late August 1861the Union won the Battle of Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark, both Confederate forts near Hatteras Inlet, was a pivotal win for the Union. The Union attack signified many firsts in the war: the first […]
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Be on the lookout for daily jokes. Some corny, some hilarious, and feel free to add your own. Moaning at the jokes is totally okay.
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This photo is from the Lookout Mountain Battlefield park. This mountain was a lightly held stronghold of the Confederacy, looking out at Chattanooga, Tennessee, hundreds of feet below. The battle fought here was literally fought “above the clouds.” It probably looked like this on the day Union troops scaled the imposing height. Confederates, few in […]
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Surprising Use for Money By Curt Locklear The old woman shopped in the store only because shopping was a habit. She did not need clothes. She had plenty. Often, she bought clothes and never wore them. They hung in her closet with the tags. In her late seventies, she had relatively smooth features and […]
Continue ReadingIntriguing things, no. 1
Neils Bohr and Albert Einstein discussing quantum physics… or maybe what they’d like for lunch.
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