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Today in History

1244		The Sixth Crusade ends when an Egyptian-Khwarezmian force almost annihilates the Frankish army at Gaza.
1529		Henry VIII of England strips Thomas Wolsey of his office for failing to secure an annulment of his marriage.
1346		English forces defeat the Scots under David II during the Battle of Neville’s Cross, Scotland.
1691		Maine and Plymouth are incorporated in Massachusetts.
1777		British Maj. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga, N.Y.
1815		Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, where he has been banished by the Allies.
1849		Composer and pianist Frederic Chopin dies in Paris of tuberculosis at the age of 39.
1863		General Ulysses S. Grant is named overall Union Commander of the West.
1877		Brigadier General Alfred Terry meets with Sitting Bull in Canada to discuss the Indians’ return to the United States.
1913		Zeppelin LII explodes over London, killing 28.
1933		Due to rising anti-Semitism and anti-intellectualism in Hitler’s Germany, Albert Einstein immigrates to the United States. He makes his new home in Princeton, N.J.
1941		The U.S. destroyer Kearny is damaged by a German U-boat torpedo off Iceland; 11 Americans are killed.
1956		The nuclear power station Calder Hall is opened in Britain. Calder Hall is the first nuclear station to feed an appreciable amount of power into a civilian network.
1972		Peace talks between Pathet Lao and Royal Lao government begin in Vietnam.
1989		The worst earthquake in 82 years strikes San Francisco bay area minutes before the start of a World Series game there. The earthquake registers 6.9 on the Richter scale–67 are killed and damage is estimated at $10 billion.
1994		Dmitry Kholodov, a Russian journalist, is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces; his murkier began a series of killings of journalists in Russia.
2001		Rehavam Ze’evi, Israeli tourism minister and founder of the right-wing Moledet party, is assassinated by a member of the Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); he was the first Israeli minister ever assassinated.
2003		Taipei 101 is completed in Taipei, becoming the world’s tallest high-rise.

51 Years, 17 Girls, and One Plaid Dress

It all started in 1965, when Janice Parker bought a dress for her daughter Diana. She loved the dress and insisted on wearing it for her picture day in kindergarten. Her five younger sisters liked the dress, too, and they each wore it for picture day when they went through kindergarten. And so did their daughters. And then their granddaughters.

It's held up remarkably well. Sure, there are some rips and tears, but nothing that can't be easily fixed.
Of course, sometimes the girls would complain. The dress isn't the definition of current style and some of them said they were teased. But, they came around and the tradition continued.

That's three generations of sisters and cousins. The latest girl in the family didn’t want to wear the dress, or any dress. But she did, along with pants and a baseball cap, so the tradition can continue.

A Sketchy History Of Pencil Lead

When we say pencil lead, we mean graphite, because that’s what a pencil has inside. In this video, we find out where graphite comes from and how it gets into the middle of a pencil.

(YouTube link)

All interesting stuff, but now I want to know about the part they left out. Who’s idea was it to encase graphite in wood to make a pencil? -via The Kid Should See This
For the missing history of pencil development, Martin Veneroso suggested Brain Pickings and romojoke suggested Wikipedia, both of which are quite interesting.

The 4 Lube Ingredients That Should NEVER Come Near Your Vagina

The 4 Lube Ingredients That Should NEVER Come Near Your Vagina

One of them is also found in antifreeze.

8 Things You Can Learn From People Who Have Sex For 8 Hours Straight

8 Things You Can Learn From People Who Have Sex For 8 Hours Straight

Steal these practical lessons from the tantric sex handbook

8 Guys Share the Relationship Questions They’re Too Nervous to Ask Their Partners

8 Guys Share the Relationship Questions They’re Too Nervous to Ask Their Partners

Not surprisingly, most of these revolve around sex.

Teaching assistant had sex with two students knowing she had two STDs

Chelsea Lorson (25) was told she had two sexually transmitted diseases when she felt unwell after a trip to Haiti.

The mother-of-two still had sex with a 17-year-old boy just days after starting work at his school.
A week later she had sex with his 16-year-old brother.

The teens later told a doctor that they'd had intercourse and oral sex with Lorson multiple times over a two-week period.
Lorson was arrested after bragging about the interactions to a pal and showing photos of the boys' figures.

Lorson had worked just 18 days at Lewisburg Area High School, Pennsylvania, US, before the scandal broke in February.
She was jailed for between two and 12 years for sexual and institutional assault.

She had admitted both charges at an earlier hearing.
Lorson must also register for 25 years as a sex offender.

Judge Michael Hudock told her: "You made choices. They were bad ones."
Five other charges, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, were dismissed as part of a plea deal.

Schools superintendent Mark DiRocco said when Lorson was suspended after the "very disturbing" allegations surfaced: "The individual had been working at the school for a short time.
"Our primary concern is for the well-being of the students and we will work to ensure that they are supported.

"This allegation is very troubling to us as we work diligently to ensure the safety and well-being of all students."

Cocoa compound linked to some cardiovascular biomarker improvements

Cocoa compound linked to some cardiovascular biomarker improvements

To the tantalizing delight of chocolate lovers everywhere, a number of recent studies employing various methods have suggested that compounds in cocoa called flavanols could benefit cardiovascular health. Now a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 randomized...

Bookworms Are 20% Less Likely To Die an Early Death

Why Bookworms Are 20% Less Likely To Die an Early Death

Your favorite hobby might be adding years to your life

6 Things That Happened When I Tried Meditating Every Day For a Month

6 Things That Happened When I Tried Meditating Every Day For a Month

Finding inner peace comes with some serious perks

This is what happens inside your brain when you meditate

This is what happens inside your brain when you meditate

Here is what Adderall does to your brain if you take it long enough

Here is what Adderall does to your brain if you take it long enough

Hallucinations are more common than we think

Hallucinations are more common than we think

National Guard, State Police Descend on 81-Year-Old's Home

National Guard, State Police Descend on 81-Year-Old's Home to Seize One Marijuana Plant

Armed robbery suspect later sent an apology text

A car salesman was allegedly held at gunpoint by a customer who followed up a robbery in Bonita Springs, Florida, with an apology text before his arrest on Wednesday.
Anthony Spinella of Power Motors Auto Brokers, Inc. in Bonita Springs said Romelson Faustin, 20, from Naples, had been a familiar face since September. After he was robbed at gunpoint, Spinella said he received a text from Faustin.
“He just said give me the money that’s in your pockets,” Spinella said. “So then he texted me about an hour - 45 minutes later. And the text said ‘Bro, I was on Mollies, I’m sorry.'” Faustin is now facing felony charges for robbery with a firearm and possession of cocaine.
He was arrested in a traffic stop in Fort Myers shortly afterwards. Spinella said Faustin, who was allegedly holding the gun during the robbery, and a second man got away with $400 in cash. But before that, Spinella said Faustin made three payments for a total of $600 towards a car from Power Motors Auto Brokers.

Shopper arrested after moonwalking while in possession of heroin

A man who aroused the suspicion of a store employee because he was moonwalking though the aisles was charged with having heroin, authorities said. Mark Wixler, 39, of Toms River, New Jersey, was inside the Speedway gas station in Toms River late on Wednesday when he caught the attention of an employee, said Ralph Stocco, spokesman for the Toms River Police Department.
Stocco said the employee called police at around 11:30pm to report that a customer in the convenience store there was lingering and acting erratically inside the store, including moonwalking his way through the aisles as he decided what to buy.
Officers who responded to the scene determined Wixler had a warrant out of Neptune Township for $2,000, Stocco said. After he was arrested for the outstanding warrant, authorities found he was in possession of six hypodermic needles and a small amount of heroin, Stocco said. Wixler is being held in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River pending a future court date, Stocco said.

Man who'd mixed LSD with cough medicine saved neighbour's dog from imaginary fire

A man from Halfmoon in Saratoga County, New York, allegedly broke into his neighbor's house to save the family dog from a fire on Thursday night. But there was no fire, troopers say he was on LSD and hallucinating.
Troopers say 43-year-old Michael Orchard told them he mixed LSD with cough medicine on Thursday afternoon. And they found him, standing heroically with a dog in his arms outside of what he thought was a giant inferno.
"He believed that the residence was on fire. And he was rescuing the dog," said Trooper Mark Cepiel, Troop G Spokesperson. Neighbors say that Orchard went around the neighborhood banging on doors yelling about a fire. Since no one would help, because there was no fire, the animal lover took matters into his own hands to save the dog.
Allegedly driving his black BMW sedan through the fence. Troopers say once Orchard got through this fence with his vehicle, he got out, went up to the back door, smashed through it, and went inside to save the family's large white dog. Orchard was charged with second degree burglary and third degree criminal mischief and put in county jail on $15,000 bail. Troopers say Orchard was very cooperative. The dog was unharmed.

No, That's Not A Burglar

Last week, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department received a call from a teenager who was worried his home was getting broken into -his dogs were barking uncontrollably and he heard scratching noises upstairs. He locked himself in a room where he though he could be safe from the intruder and called the police for herlp. When officers arrived on the scene, they heard some scratching while outside and looked up and saw the culprit -the furry criminal above. That's when they died laughing.
It turns out the owner didn't notice the dog wasn't part of the barking frenzy, which started when all the smaller dogs got jealous that they couldn't get up where their big friend was.

Animal Pictures