Top Rated Anecdotes

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Good Friday

On Good Friday in 1962, John Lennon hung a life-sized image of Jesus Christ on the cross from the balcony of his Hamburg...

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Moderation & the Indian Raj

British officials in the Indian Raj were frequently tempted by the many opportunities for corruption. During...

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Monosyllables

Leonhard Euler was once invited by Frederick the Great to join his Academy in Berlin. Euler accepted and promptly left...

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Larry David: Pro and Con

Laurie David met Larry David while she was working as David Letterman`s talent...

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Rags to Riches

Many star athletes from impoverished backgrounds have great difficulty adjusting to superstar salaries. "Fernando...

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Revolutionary Thought

Despite their outspoken protests against royal corruption and inefficiency, Jeanne Roland and her husband found...

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Woody Allen Jewish?

Woody Allen was once asked if he was Jewish. "Yes," he replied, "but with an explanation."

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Renoir's rheumatism

The French artist Pierre Auguste Renoir suffered from rheumatism. This made painting (which he did in a chair)...

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pornography law triv

"The town council of Winchester, Indiana, passed an antipornography law, but the editors of the town`s only newspaper...

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"Baby Doc" Hypocrisy

Like many tyrants, Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier insisted that everything he did ? from...

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