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Real answers… It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper [...]  If you enjoy “Will and Grace”or “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”,you have somebody to thank for that freedom of gay expression. A few weeks ago Jack Nichols,a significant figure in American gay history,died at the age of 67. I am 45 and I’m embarrassed to say I had not [...] Actual answers,as is,from history tests and in Sunday school quizzes,by 5th and 6th grade kids,in Ohio. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying,he gasped out “Same to you,Brutus.” [...] A fleeting infatuation with a perfect,poetic moment,and a beautiful young man. Enjoy. The enormous dinosaur statue looms out over the sidewalk by the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. As I sit people watching,dappled sun imbues the grand walkway of the Mall with the effervescent glitter of an old movie’s flashing motion. [...] I like to take the long way sometimes. Reinvent the wheel. Because the scenery is more interesting along the less traveled path. What seems obvious to others may seem invisible to me,and maybe the way I see things might resonate with others. That’s the fun of communication. Not to be right,but to see [...] |  | |||||
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