A Man Of Genius

You know the toys, but do you know the secret history behind them?

A Photo gallery of some of the greatest upsets in sports history from Sports Illustrated.

And yes, Appalachian State vs. Michigan is on the list as well as the last Super Bowl.

This is an old article from CNN. I haven’t heard it put this way by anybody. Maybe I just forgot…it has been a long time since Sept. 11th and the war supposedly ended years ago. Saddam is dead, Iraq is in turmoil. But for some reason the ringleader, Bin Laden, is still alive. According to the deceased former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto he is not…

Whether he is dead or he’s not, his goal still remains…

TO BANKRUPT AMERICA

We seem to be doing fine with that ourselves.

But this is what Bin Laden did with the Soviet Union in the 80s. It bankrupted the state and forced a full withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Is America doomed to repeat this history?…
Is Osama already dead and just a puppet to keep the WAR going?…
Do I have a point?….

We can’t support wars and struggling nations when we can’t support our own.

An impressive collection of pictures of Forts from around the world that are star-shaped.

Nearly a quarter of Brits think Winston Churchill was a myth, according to a recent poll, and the majority deduced Sherlock Holmes was real. The survey from UKTV Gold television interviewed 3,000 people.

The history and evolution of one of America’s top drinks.  Coca-Cola.

Fluoride has been in the nation’s water supply for over 60 years.  We can’t think of living without it now because Fluoride protects tooth enamel from breaking down.  But, would you believe there was once a time when Fluoride was thought to be a communist plot to poison America’s water supply.

Look through some old magazine articles with a variety of subjects.

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Mental Floss provides a look into the Soviet Union’s super-sized projects of the past.

The Palace of Soviets 

Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. against the Vietnam War.

The full version of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech.

Enter your age and see what accomplishments other people had when they were you age.

It seems I am behind a bit.

Alexander Hamilton was born on this day back in 1755. He went on to become one of America’s greatest forefathers, but was shot in a duel by then Vice President Aaron Burr. He died in 1804.

Here’s a little song about him.