“A family of five was rushed to the hospital to have their stomachs washed out after the cat, which they had shared a meal of mushrooms with, suddenly began to have stomach contractions. While members of the family showed no signs of illness, the doctor still had them rushed to the hospital. When they returned…
In 1806, Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born into a difficult family. Elizabeth’s father was very domineering and for some unknown reason forbid any of his 12 children to ever marry. At the age of 15, Elizabeth became very ill, suffering from head and spinal pain which would plague her for life. Being mostly confined to…
More and more warning signs are appearing. It really started rolling when Pope Francis was elected. Just a few months into office Pope Francis said, “When I meet a gay person, I have to distinguish between their being gay and being apart of a lobby. If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am…
When I was a child, I would lie on the grass and stare up at the clouds. My imagination would run wild and I began to see clouds in the shapes of dogs, swords, dragons, turtles, and other fascinating images. People have been seeing images all around for thousands of years. Until recently, I had…
“One of the most famous trials in history was that of Benjamin Francois Courvoisier in London in 1840, who is now immortalized in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. Courvoisier was a Swiss valet accused of killing his elderly employer, Lord William Russell. What made this trial notorious was the argument for the defense. The police had…
Bill Keane, creator of the “Family Circus” cartoon strip, told of a time when he was penciling one of his cartoons. His son Jeffy walked up, looked at his dad’s drawing and said, “Daddy, how do you know what to draw?” He replied, “God tells me.” Jeffy questioned, “Then why do you keep erasing parts…
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