1. King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (in our times)
2. Edison did not invent the incandescent light bulb, he only popularized it (charles)
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Giants
3. The us in 1993 stopped counting farmers because less than 1% of Americans are full-time farmers. Over half of china is (this American life)
Friday, June 8, 2012
Blind and Deaf Jews in Rome in the Capitol Building
1. There were Jews in Rome before there were Christians. (Hitlers Pope)
2. The war of 1812 was the holy attack on the us capitol building. The British burned down the capitol building and the white house, you can still see the scorch marks in the basement of both buildings. After that there was a run on the us government and it had no credit causing it to bankrupt, functionally ending the war. (History Extra)
3. Laura Briggman, the first documented blind and deaf person to be educated, is from Hanover, New Hampshire. She was popular adn well known and little girls were said to poke out their dolls' eyes and name them Laura. She met Helen Keller when Helen Keller was 8 years old and Helen Keller annoyed Laura by stepping on her foot. (Stuff You Missed)
2. The war of 1812 was the holy attack on the us capitol building. The British burned down the capitol building and the white house, you can still see the scorch marks in the basement of both buildings. After that there was a run on the us government and it had no credit causing it to bankrupt, functionally ending the war. (History Extra)
3. Laura Briggman, the first documented blind and deaf person to be educated, is from Hanover, New Hampshire. She was popular adn well known and little girls were said to poke out their dolls' eyes and name them Laura. She met Helen Keller when Helen Keller was 8 years old and Helen Keller annoyed Laura by stepping on her foot. (Stuff You Missed)
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