Emperor Rudolph II of Bohemia’s grandmother was known as Joanna the Mad.
Confederate Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would ride into battle
with his left arm extended above his head because he believed it gave him a
harmonic psychic balance. He also wouldn’t fight on Sundays due to his
religion.
Twelve percent of American men never use their car blinkers.
Wyatt Earp stated that trick shooting didn’t decide a gunfight. It was an axiom
among gunfighters that the man who won a shoot-out was the man who took his
time. Earp died a healthy 81 in Los Angeles, California, January 13, 1929.
Flamingos are pink because of their diet. So are salmon.
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This article appears in March 28 • 1997 and March 28 • 1997 (Cover).