And when they post on Facebook, the pesky details don’t seem to matter. THE FAMILY THAT GAVE OAK ISLAND EVERYTHING In 1965, Dan Blankenship read a magazine article about a mysterious Money Pit on a little island in Nova Scotia. Most men would have turned the page. Dan packed up his family, left Florida behind,…
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This Day in History: The Author is Only Two Handshakes from the Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
PHOTO: Royal Air Force pilot Robert Stanford-Tuck (left) and General Adolf Galland (right), Commander of the German Air Force during World War Two, together to mark the memorial of the Battle of Britain, Zurich, August 21st 1969. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Image has been colorized by Google Gemini. Shortly before eleven o’clock on the…
I asked AI about Data Centers and Their Cooling Needs. Wow, The Answers Were Amazing.
Image: ChatGPT imagines the story from arsTECHNICA: On Friday, Politico reported that one of the country’s biggest data center developments had guzzled nearly 30 million gallons of water without paying for it. Even worse, the water grab came at a time when nearby drought-stricken residents were warned to restrict their personal water consumption, and some reported sudden…
FACT-CHECK REPORT: Facebook Comment on Tetelestai and John Chrysostom
Claim-by-Claim Verification Against Primary Sources — — — The Comment Under Review “Not many people know that ‘telestai’ to figures in the early Greek Christian period like John Chrysostom understood the term to mean that the prophesies about Jesus had been fulfilled, since he said this after the vinegar had been given to him. He…
The Great Cracker Barrel Logo Catastrophe: A Corporate Identity Crisis
How a 48-Year-Old Icon Became Generic Corporate Slop Overnight What brilliant MBA genius at Cracker Barrel headquarters looked at nearly five decades of brand recognition and thought, “You know what this needs? Complete annihilation”? The restaurant chain just stripped away their iconic old man resting on a barrel—a symbol that has graced their logo since…
Michael Richards: The Long, Uneasy Road Back From Comedy’s Most Infamous Meltdown
By the fall of 2006, Michael Richards should have been coasting on nostalgia. Best remembered as the manic, rubber-limbed neighbor Kramer on Seinfeld, Richards had spent years basking in the glow of what many critics still hail as the most influential sitcom of its generation. But in November of that year, inside the Laugh Factory…
Copycat productions: Blind Frog Ranch vs The Curse of Oak Island.
Copycat productions: Blind Frog Ranch vs The Curse of Oak Island. Rotten Tomatoes: Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch There are some places on Earth where the land just seems different, and Blind Frog Ranch in eastern Utah is one of those places. Locals say the land is cursed and holding on to treasures. Landowner Duane…
Some Like It Hot: The Birth of Buffalo’s Spicy Chicken Legacy.
Today, we embark on a culinary journey to trace the origin of the term “Buffalo Wings.” The Untold Origin Story: Buffalo Wings In the bustling kitchens of America, from high-end restaurants to local bars, one dish has become a staple: Buffalo Wings. These spicy, tangy chicken wings have become a national favorite, but few know…