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 werenโt exactly thrilled by the young man standing on their doorstep.
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A Better Mugshot
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithLetโs say youโve just escaped jail and youโre on the run from the law when you see your picture posted online. What would you do?
No matter how you answer that question, itโs different from what this Australian teen did.
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Blaise Pascal on Belief
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithโPeople almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.โ
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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 โNorth won the war,โ 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.