Anytime a player is hit by a baseball, it’s serious. It’s made substantially worse when it is a direct shot to the head, traveling at a blistering 112 mph, and during a simulated game (practice game). Yankees’ pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, was on the scary end of the baseball in this situation. This blazing line-drive struck…
What do you get in a culture infatuated with themselves and a high divorce rate? Meet the divorce selfie. Soon after these couples trash the “till death do us part” of their wedding vows, they pause together for a quick selfie. Afterward several of these couples then throw a divorce celebration, you know, because destroying…
In 2011, Dave Dawes was lucky enough to win $178 million in the EuroMillions lottery. Generously, Dave gave away around $53 million to close friends and relatives. Soon after winning he gave his son Michael $1.8 million, which was almost all spent in about a month. At one point Michael and his homosexual partner were…
In 2006, there was said to be 216 different denominations in American and Canada (2006 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches). It’s sad to think about how much religious division and confusion there is in our world. But it gets worse. Not only are people surrounded by confusing choices in religion, people often further divide…
There are some people in this world who are unbelievably stingy with their money. They are ungenerous penny pinchers who hoard their money. One such person was Hetty Green. She was 30 years old when her father died in 1864 and left her a staggering $7.5 million in assets. Later her aunt passed away and…
President James Madison experienced many health problems in the later part of his life. A friend of his sent him a box of vegetable pills he had made and asked James to inform him if they helped at all. After some time, the man received a letter from President Madison which said, “My dear friend,…
The bride, Nadine Schweigert, walked down the isle at a chapel in Fargo, North Dakota. She was wearing a teal blue satin dress and clutched a bouquet of white roses. Forty of her closest friends and family watched as she made her way up to the front where she stood there all alone. Typically, people…
We have all seen it at one time or another. A two-year-old falls to the ground, kicking, screaming, and throws a bit hissy fit. Anytime I have seen this, I can’t help but feel embarrassed for the child and the parents. A fit is one of the ultimate displays of immaturity. However, despite the fact…
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