The most famous picture of the Loch Ness Monster, a grainy black-and-white photograph showing a long head and neck emerging from the lake, was eventually revealed to be a hoax. As the New York Times reported, the “monster” in the photograph was a bogus 12-inch-high model made from plasti[...]
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March 27th, 2016 - 4:30 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Today is not Easter in Egypt.
Easter Wisdom and Egyptian Hope In Egypt, Easter is celebrated according to the Orthodox calendar. It is a rather strange holiday as it sets off a bit of schizophrenia in the country. Unlike Christmas, which is a national holiday, it seems to many that Easter is a regular day. Except it isn’t. Chr[...]
March 26th, 2016 - 12:18 pm § in Misc.
Swearing in Swedish
Kristy Beers Fägersten has written a book about ‘Swearing in the Nordic Countries.’ The chapter on Sweden says that Swedes swear in English. “There seems to be an awareness that there are restrictions in English-language contexts which don’t apply to Swedish speakers when they s[...]
March 25th, 2016 - 12:03 pm § in Misc.
JFK Dares to Dream That USA WILL Build Fastest Production Car!
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