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5 Tyrants Who Died Relatively Peaceful Deaths (and 5 Who Weren’t So Lucky)
According to Herodotus, when the Athenian lawgiver Solon visited Croesus, the fabulously wealthy king of Lydia, Croesus — showing off his riches and sumptuous palace — asked Solon who the happiest man...
View ArticleMarine Corps Mascot Promoted under Controversial Circumstances
Chesty XIII* is an enlisted bulldog in the United States Marine Corps and that force’s official mascot. His recent promotion from corporal to sergeant was almost aborted after Chesty angrily...
View ArticleThe Monocle Veil
So it’s March, 1941. All the fashionable ladies are wearing wearing monocle veils. Then…nothing. The look disappeared. Did Col. Klink kill it as a fashion statement? Link -via Retronaut
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