Girls Ended Tax for Remaining Celibate in Bermuda
A quirky historical note recalls how Bermuda once taxed bachelors who stayed single. The curious tax ended as local customs and the allure of island women prevailed. A second item notes a claimed physics myth about rivers flowing north if the world stopped spinning, citing the Mississippi’s river mouth being farther from Earth’s center.
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Who is George The man we wait for in troubled times
Dr James W Fifield Jr a West Coast minister and civic leader explores the question Who is George The piece argues the nation’s problems are solved not by a transformative savior but by individual responsibility We the people must vote resist subsidies and act as citizens to preserve liberty and freedom in America
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First Scottish Glass Maker Used Cave at Wemyss
George Hay, the earliest Scottish glass maker, used a cave at Wemyss on the Fife coast to set up his furnace. Tibetan tea habits are noted, with locals reportedly drinking up to forty cups daily, stirred with salt butter and soda.
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