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Well, would you believe it? On this date, way back on August 22, 565, Saint Columba reported seeing a big old monster swimming around in Loch Ness. Certainly, good Saint Columba wouldn’t lie. I mean, there is a lot about him, but mostly he was an Irish abbot and a missionary evangelist. He is known […]

Some critics say it is one of the greatest movies of all time. I’ve only seen it once and barely remember most of it. But I hang on to the awful parts. I’m talking about Bambi. It was on this date, August 21, 1942, when Walt Disney’s animated movie “Bambi” was released. It is based

Today’s historical event made me curious. Of course, there are all sorts of historical happenings this August 20. Like these. In 1672, the former Grand Pensionary of Holland, Johan de Witt, and his brother Cornelis, were brutally murdered by an angry mob in The Hague. Or in 1865, President Andrew Johnson proclaimed an end to

My oldest sister married the nicest fellow back in 1973, I’d say. His family was largely Lithuanian and Polish. I don’t remember much about the wedding itself. But, the reception seemed otherworldly, as it included several large tables near the cake, all of them filled with wedding cookies and desserts. A nine-year-old’s dream. I just

Oh. We all get them. All of us. No home would be complete without. Without the cobweb. Most people think they are ambiguous mystery strands of dust that form in our corners or from the middle of the ceiling. But, in truth, they come from the butts of spiders. Yes, science has shown us that

A wise woman once said: “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” That quote came from Mae West. Most know her only as an early sex symbol, but she was so much more. Today is her birthday, coming into this world on August 17, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York.

Solar flares. They are for real. In fact, it was on this date, August 16, 1989, that a solar flare from the Sun created a geomagnetic storm so big that it affected all sorts of microchips all across the land. So much so that it brought down all trading on Toronto’s stock market that day.

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