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Today in History

1564		John Calvin, one of the dominant figures of the Protestant Reformation, dies in Geneva.
1647		Achsah Young becomes the first woman known to be executed as a witch in Massachusetts.
1668		Three colonists are expelled from Massachusetts for being baptists.
1813		Americans capture Fort George, Canada.
1907		The Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco.
1919		A U.S. Navy seaplane completes the first transatlantic flight.
1929		Colonel Charles Lindbergh marries Anne Spencer Murrow.
1935		The Supreme Court declares President Franklin Roosevelt‘s National Recovery Act unconstitutional.
1937		San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opens.
1941		The German battleship Bismarck is sunk by British naval and air forces.
1942		German General Erwin Rommel begins a major offensive in Libya with his Afrika Korps.
1944		American General Douglas MacArthur lands on Biak Island in New Guinea.
1960		A military coup overthrows the democratic government of Turkey.
1969		Construction begins on Walt Disney World in Florida.
1972		Nixon and Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev sign an arms reduction agreement.
1999		The international war crimes tribunal indicts Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for war atrocities.

Heroes Who Died Protecting Precious Knowledge

If the forces of hatred and stupidity have their way the world will be bombed back to the Stone Age where ignorance will be the norm and violence mongers and religious zealots will reign supreme.

Luckily there are plenty of brave and intelligent people like Khaled Al-Asaad and the Monuments Men who are willing to fight, and if needed die, to preserve humanity's stores of knowledge and culture.

Modern heroism doesn't come much more direct than the bravery exhibited by Khaled Al-Asaad, the Syrian archaeologist who remained at the site of the ancient city of Palmyra to protect it from ISIL.

Khaled stayed until the bitter end stashing the historical artifacts discovered in the city, and he ultimately gave up his life concealing their whereabouts from the forces of stupidity.

And speaking of stupidity- the Nazis, those jerks who acted like they were changing the world for the better when all they were really doing is killing and destroying for the sake of Der Fuhrer's stupid cause.

The smart men and women from the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Program had one simple mission- rescue important works of art from the Nazi fire.

However, this was easier said than done during wartime, which British historian Ronald Belfour discovered when he was killed by a shell burst while moving parts of a medieval altarpiece behind enemy lines. 

Huchthausen was similarly killed in action while trying to protect a cache of priceless art, and even though he was gunned down before the art could be moved soldiers were later able to locate and save it all thanks to his hard work.

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Man faces up to 10 years in jail for changing road sign to say 'Drive Crazy Yall'

A man from Leander, Texas, is accused of changing an electronic highway message sign in Williamson County to say “Drive Crazy Yall.”The incident happened on Sunday in the 5500 block of 183A-tollway’s southbound frontage road. Geoffrey Eltgroth, 26, was charged with criminal mischief (tampering with transportation communication equipment), a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
A resident flagged down an off-duty Williamson County sheriff’s deputy and told him that a man walking a dog had altered a warning about road construction on the electronic message board. It said the man “had typed ‘Drive Crazy Yall’” to display on the board.
The deputy found Eltgroth walking nearby and confronted him about changing the sign. Eltgroth allegedly “admitted to typing in a user name and password (which he guessed) for the sign and to deleting the message to warn traffic of upcoming construction and typing the different message because he believed it was humorous.” Eltgroth is being held in the Williamson County Jail with no bail set.

Naked woman casually strolled through town center after leaving tanning salon

A woman emerged naked from a tanning salon in Newquay, Cornwall, and strolled through the town center. The mystery woman was completely starkers as she waked along the street before getting into a car and driving off. Witnesses said the middle-aged blonde woman appeared completely calm as she walked through town just before midday on Sunday.

It is unclear why she decided to embark on her two minute nude walk after emerging from a tanning salon with just a towel under her arm. But Amy Martin, 36, of Newquay, who spotted her outside Burger King and took pictures, said she seemed oblivious to all the fuss she was creating. She said: "It was about 12 noon on Sunday and I was outside work when I saw this woman walk down the street.
"At first I thought she was wearing a flesh colored wet suit but then I saw her bum. I could not believe it. She was just casually walking down the street with a towel under her arm, crossed the road, got into a yellow car and then drove off." Amy says she later spoke to the owner of a nearby tanning salon who revealed the woman had just been in there.

She added: "She was in her mid 40s I reckon and was walking down the road, like she had just done her shopping in Aldi. I could understand if it was a stag do or a man as you see that all the time in Newquay. But you don't usually see a middle-aged woman naked as a jaybird. I just could not believe it. The whole street stopped in shock. Everyone stopped still and were all looking. She just carried on and it was like she was oblivious to it all."

Amy Schumer’s Response To Body Shaming Trolls Is Absolutely PERFECT

Amy Schumer’s Response To Body Shaming Trolls Is Absolutely PERFECT

Women, especially women in the public eye, are the constant victims of body policing. We’re too fat, we’re too thin, our breasts are too small,...

Walmart Promised To Stop Punishing Pregnant Workers. So Why Did These Pregnant Workers Get Fired?

"Walmart claims to have a gold star policy... But we know it's far from the reality."

Father busted for forcing 14-year-old daughter to marry the rapist who impregnated her

Father busted for forcing 14-year-old daughter to marry the rapist who impregnated her

Transgender activist dies from eight gunshots after being denied treatment at hospital

Transgender activist dies from eight gunshots after being denied treatment at hospital

Sunday night, Alesha, a 23-year-old transgender District Coordinator for TransAction was attacked and shot eight times, according to a Facebook post from the organization.

Texas 8th grader sent home for wearing pro-LGBT t-shirt telling haters to ‘Get Over It’

Texas 8th grader sent home for wearing pro-LGBT t-shirt telling haters to ‘Get Over It’

While Texas Wingnuts Focus On Abortions And Bathrooms, It’s Still Legal To Fuck A Cat

While Texas Wingnuts Focus On Abortions And Bathrooms, It’s Still Legal To Fuck A Cat

Republicans’ priorities are out of whack. In Texas, the wingnut cabal is currently waging a war on women — specifically on their ability to have a safe...

Florida school board candidate carried out of LGBT meeting after insane ’erect penis’ rant

Florida school board candidate carried out of LGBT meeting after insane ’erect penis’ rant

Insanity defined ...

Police intervene as crazed anti-trans lunatic screams at teens about bathroom sex

Police intervene as crazed anti-trans lunatic screams at teens about bathroom sex

Insanity defined, yet again ...

Wingnut hero ’American Sniper’ Chris Kyle grossly exaggerated his military record

Wingnut hero ’American Sniper’ Chris Kyle grossly exaggerated his military record

Chris Kyle, whose memoir “American Sniper” was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster, greatly embellished his military service record, according to newly revealed documents.

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Grossly exaggerated is a woeful understatement.

6 creepy similarities between the NRA and the Cult of Scientology

Here are 6 creepy similarities between the NRA and the Cult of Scientology

While the Cult of Scientology and the National Rifle Association may not have a lot of overlap in membership, the two secretive organizations have a lot in common.

Did human-like intelligence evolve to care for helpless babies?

Did human-like intelligence evolve to care for helpless babies?

A new study suggests that human intelligence may have evolved in response to the demands of caring for infants. Steven Piantadosi and Celeste Kidd, assistant professors in brain and cognitive sciences, developed a novel evolutionary model in which the progression of...

Bacteria can survive impacts at incredible speeds

Bacteria can survive impacts at incredible speeds

Smashing into a solid wall at 670 miles per hour doesn’t even leave a mark. BYU Chemistry professor Daniel Austin and his graduate students are learning just how hard it can be to kill bacteria. The research group, funded by NASA, is studying high velocity impact of...

Supermassive black holes in ‘red geyser’ galaxies cause galactic warming

Supermassive black holes in ‘red geyser’ galaxies cause galactic warming

An international team of scientists, including the University of Kentucky’s Renbin Yan, have uncovered a new class of galaxies, called “red geysers,” with supermassive black hole winds so hot and energetic that stars can’t form. Over the last...

With Endangered Species Act Under Attack, President Obama Manages to Score 99 Wildlife Wins

One in five animal and plant species in the United States -- nearly 1,300 total species -- is at risk of extinction.

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