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AnecdotesTemptation

One day the medieval monk Caesarius of Heisterbach was amused to overhear a Cistercian lay brother praying: "Lord," the...

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Anecdotes"Beast" Butler

While serving as commander of the Union forces occupying New Orleans in 1862, Benjamin Butler issued a notorious...

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AnecdotesLed Zeppelin

In 1970, Robert Plant and his Led Zeppelin bandmates were scheduled to perform in Copenhagen, Denmark when airship...

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AnecdotesD. J. Qualls: *69 blooper

D. J. Qualls once returned to his home in Santa Monica after several days in Los Angeles and was surprised to find that...

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AnecdotesPolyeucte (long)

During the Franco-Prussian War, Charles Gounod sought refuge in London with his eccentric mistress Georgina...

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JokesRobert Novak: Slob

Young Robert Novak was a notorious slob. His parents often visited his dorm at the University of Illinois to clean his...

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AnecdotesJackie Cooper: Crying on Cue

"In Skippy (1931), Jackie Cooper [then an up-and-coming nine-year-old child actor] had three crying scenes and it...

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AnecdotesSpartan Reply

Having subdued (or formed alliances with) all of the other major Greek city-states, Philip II (the father of Alexander...

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AnecdotesWill Sasso & the black bastard

Shortly after moving to Hollywood, Will Sasso received a frantic call from his Italian father. The older man recounted...

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AnecdotesServetus

Though Servetus - declared a heretic for his denial of the doctrine of the Trinity - narrowly escaped the Inquisition...

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