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The Devil's Dictionary: Genealogy

by Ambrose Bierce GENEROUSGENTEELGENEALOGY -n. An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own.

Siamese Cats

The Question: What is the history of Siamese cats? Is there some legend behind them? The Answer: This is what we could find out about Siamese…

Rare and Deadly Diseases: Legionnaires' Disease

Legionnaires' DiseaseRare and Deadly DiseasesIntroductionHemorrhagic FeversEbola: Africa's Bloody DiseaseMarburgHantavirus: Four Corners, United StatesMad Cow DiseaseCJD: Mad Cow's Human…

Brewer's: Standards

Standard of Augustus. A globe, to indicate his conquest of the whole world. Standard of Edward I. The arms of England, St. George, St. Edmond, and St. Edward. Standard of Mahomet. (See…

Daniel: 6

Daniel Chapter 6 1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 And over these three presidents; of whom…

Aesop's Fables: The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar

by Aesop The Wolf, the Mother, and Her ChildThe Lioness and the VixenThe Old Woman and the Wine-Jar An old Woman picked up an empty Wine-jar which had once contained a rare and costly wine…

Enigma

The Screen Behind the MirrorVirgin Rumanian composer Michael Cretu, a.k.a. Enigma, scored big in 1991 with the multi-platinum debut MCMXC A.D. and has been attempting to recreate that magic…

Girlfriends

UPNMonday 9:30–10:00 p.m. Cast:Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Jill Jones, Persia White Television producers have the habit of imitating a winning concept, rather than trying for…