Category: Omnibit

Valentine was a popular name back in late Roman days. In fact three Saint Valentines are considered by the Catholic Church to have been martyred on Feb. 14 in the Third Century. They are a priest in Rome, a bishop in Terni and someone who died with several companions in Africa.

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You think your enemy is planning something nasty? Get your grandma to leave a fish head on his door. That’s how it’s done in Sicily. It has been SOP for a while. Dante wrote about it in 1308. When things really start to escalate they leave goat heads and then horses head. At that point it’s an offer you can’t refuse. This is for you Brad.

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Who was Newton Earp? He was Wyatt’s, Morgan’s and Virgil’s older brother. He was not at the O.K. Corral. He was a farmer then moved to California and became a carpenter. He died in 1928 at the age of 90.

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Abdul Abulbul Amir was President Dwight Eisenhower’s favorite song. At least that’s what some say.

This is for you Ike:

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A murder is most likely to go unsolved in Illinois than in any other state.

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The rose, which many believe to be the most beautiful of all flowers, originally came from Persia and is the national flower of Iran.

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Old Faithful gushes more than 50 million gallons of water a year. Back in the day it was used by U.S. soldiers to launder clothes.

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From 1300 to 1900 the world’s largest city was a Chinese one. Then London took over. Then New York. Then Tokyo, which remains the title-holder.

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The Roman Colosseum had a retractable roof. Well, awning anyway.

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Who was Georgy Malenkov? He was the guy who succeeded Stalin as ruler of the Soviet Union.

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