May 14, 2012 0 The Nazis’ Chocolate Bomb The term “Death by Chocolate” usually refers to a dessert recipe — chocolate cake served [...]
May 11, 2012 0 Walker’s Filibuster When we think of the term “filibuster,” the definition that springs to mind is the political one, [...]
May 10, 2012 0 General Butt Naked Joshua Milton Blahyi, pictured above, is a preacher living in Ghana who turned 40 years old on September 30, [...]
May 9, 2012 0 The Plague Village Starting in about 1347, the bubonic plague started a pandemic called the “Black Death.” The [...]
May 8, 2012 0 Pakistan’s Village of Illegal Guns Pakistan and Afghanistan are both economically depressed, with a per capita GDP of roughly $3,500 and $1,000 [...]
May 7, 2012 0 Pudding One Over The first frequent flyer program was put in place by the now defunct Texas International Airlines in 1979. [...]
May 4, 2012 0 Japan’s Naked Festival Japanese men in loincloths are, amazingly, not all that much of a curiosity; after all, sumo wrestlers have [...]
May 3, 2012 0 Funding Liberty The Statue of Liberty has been gracing New York Harbor since its dedication in 1886. A gift from France, Lady [...]
May 2, 2012 0 The Bounty on Hitler The United States entered World War II in December of 1941, and only after Japanese planes bombed the U.S. [...]
May 1, 2012 0 Judges, Juries, and Executioners Dueling is a large part of American history. Perhaps the most famous one, the Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton [...]