Unquestionably, the dominant hero of my childhood was number 7, center fielder for the New York Yankees, Mickey Mantle. The greatest switch-hitter of all time, he was perhaps the most exciting baseball player ever to watch.
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Christmas Day, 1863. America’s poet laureate, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, found himself in a deep state of depression.
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Don’t you love surprises? Years ago, when my dad turned 75, my sister and I concocted a scheme to surprise him.
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At a Christmas service, the preacher invited all the kids to the front for a short children's message. He began by describing an animal with antlers and a bushy tail,
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The sign clearly read “No more than 15 people or 3000 pounds.” But that didn’t stop 26 cheerleaders
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Dr. Sax, in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, tells the story of Jimmy G. Suffering from Korsakoff Syndrome caused by alcohol abuse, he had experienced total short-term memory loss. Although 49 years old, he was convinced he was only 19.
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Last week, my friend Lawrence showed me an article about Emile Ratelband, a self-proclaimed Dutch positivity guru. Apparently, he petitioned a court in Holland to officially change his age,
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In 2006, a Tennessee man named David Gatchell legally changed his middle name from "Leroy" to "None Of The Above".
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