http://www.visitashbourne.co.uk/ashbourne-royal-shrovetide-football/ There are plenty of sports out there, and plenty of weird sports at that; Aussie Rules Football for instance, or boot tossing. However, there are none in the world as bizarre, as unhinged and downright potty as the ten sports...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Political Correctness: the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as "the avoidance... of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people." Okay, we can get behind that. But what does it actually mean in reality?
John Adams, born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts, served as Vice President to the first President of the United States, George Washington. Adams was also the second President of the United States and served from 1797-1801. Adams was also an American statesman, diplomat, and...
The breed was developed in Great Britain in the 1940’s, named after its breeder Sir Jocelyn Lucas and achieved by crossing the Sealyham Terrier female with Norfolk Terrier male. It has a height range of 9 to 12 inches and weight standard of 11 to 20 pounds. This is a sturdy working terrier that is...
Claimed as one of the oldest terrier breeds in Great Britain, the Border Terrier originated from the Cheviot Hills near the border of Scotland and Great Britain. It is related to the Dandie Dinmont Terrier and the Bedlington Terrier by ancestry. It is a rather small dog, standing between 11 to 16...
Laissez Faire in economics means policy of the government to let take economy and trade its own course and interfere as less as possible. In other words, it means a free market economy. The term Laissez Faire is a French phrase which means "leave it to be". It is believed that the doctrine of...
In more repressed times, people were not always allowed to express themselves freely, for fear of persecution. Gossiping, criticizing the government or even talking about current events were often punishable by death. In order to communicate at will, clever rhymes were constructed and passed...
James Madison, Jr. was the fourth President of the United States, an American politician, and political philosopher who contributed as a Founding Father during the late 1700s. Madison was born to Colonel James Madison, Sr. and Eleanor Rose Conway on March 16, 1751 in Orange County, Virginia. As...
