As promised, Jessica brought her new boyfriend, Dylan, by the house to meet her parents on Friday evening. When they opened the front door, mom and dad weren’t exactly thrilled by the young man standing on their doorstep.
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A Better Mugshot
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithLet’s say you’ve just escaped jail and you’re on the run from the law when you see your picture posted online. What would you do?
No matter how you answer that question, it’s different from what this Australian teen did.
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Blaise Pascal on Belief
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.”
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The Dead King
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithSuleiman the Magnificent was the longest-ruling leader in the Ottoman Empire. The mighty sultan led successful military conquests on multiple continents and the legal system he set in place transformed the lives of millions for several centuries. But like all men, both great and small, he eventually died.
But through an elaborate hoax, his dead body was kept on the throne!
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The Power of a Fake
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithYou know that the “North won the war,” but do you know how? Sure, the Union Army had well-trained troops and advanced weaponry, but there was yet another tool they wielded during the American Civil War.
And this one, while highly effective, never even saw the battlefield.
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Is That Jesus…Or a Stain?
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithSome think they’ve seen Jesus in windows, on the side of walls, and even the occasional grilled cheese sandwich. During the first week of Lent, in 2011, two more families claimed to see images of Jesus, as well.
Jesus sightings are becoming as normal as Elvis sightings.