John Dilligaf

59 Fascinating Facts About America Most People Never Learn In School

As others noted, the Arlington story is incorrect. Long story sort, the property occupied a strategic position overlooking Washington DC and was seized by the Union Army after Lee choose the Confederacy. .......... Union Brigadier General Montgomery Meigs, who hated Lee for turning traitor, deliberately turned the grounds into a cemetery so the Lee family could not live on the property again.

Apparently he could trash-talk without even saying anything too. There's a story that he was once called out to fight a duel. He showed up at the appointed time with this huge saber and casually started lopping branches off trees. His opponent quickly found a face-saving way to call it off.

Being the presiding officer of a legislative body is not the same as being one of a nation.

59 Fascinating Facts About America Most People Never Learn In School

Seeing as the issue was fueled by racism, to do so would entirely neuter the story and divest it of all of the important lessons we should learn as to why racism and inequality are bad and evil. It would also dishonor the memories of the black citizens who díed. "Removing" the racial connotations from a mássacre that was the direct result of racism is absolutely disrespectful.

What even more people don't realise is that the reason the American colonial traitors won their war of independence is that they were supported by Spain, France, and the Netherlands who all three fought against Britain. The Americans just had to hang on while their global superpower allies did most of the dirty work.

Now Trump is the highest ranking American to be a confirmed traitor to the country.

"The Whole Store Went Quiet": 35 Public Horror Stories That Are Worse Than Any Horror Movie

and you reported them to security for child a***e right? ......... Right?

79 Unhinged Sentences That Came Out Of Nowhere And Made People Stop Scrolling (New Pics)

that was my question. Did someone actually spend $214K of actual real money on .. what? A virtual, computer generated house? Giraffe Sitter's comment in bang on "this is on you, stupid decisions should hurt."

79 Unhinged Sentences That Came Out Of Nowhere And Made People Stop Scrolling (New Pics)

• Forbes --> a business and financial magazine • 30 under 30 --> 30 people under 30 years of age highlighted in the magazine for their achievements in business / finance • ...to prison pipeline --> suggests there's a trend of the under 30s being dodgy, getting caught, and going to prison • Roman Empire --> the term became internet slang when some women apparently realised that the men in their lives thought about the historical empire on a surprisingly regular basis. In this context, having a "Roman Empire" refers to a niche obsession that a person thinks about constantly, sometimes to an obsessive or humorous degree. It is often used as a playful question, as in: "What is your Roman Empire?"

68 Toxic Teachers Who Should Actually Quit Their Jobs Rather Than Traumatize School Kids

tell me you're in Texas or Oklahoma without... etc

68 Toxic Teachers Who Should Actually Quit Their Jobs Rather Than Traumatize School Kids

how, exactly, is the teacher to enforce this ban?

68 Toxic Teachers Who Should Actually Quit Their Jobs Rather Than Traumatize School Kids

First Dept. Head, then Provost/Dean.

79 Times "Alpha Males" Accidentally Became The Joke

Jeff wrong

71 Posts That Gave People An Unexpected Existential Crisis About Their Age (New Pics)

got the boxed set

“There Was No Grass In Dinosaur Times”: 52 Facts That You Might Not Believe Are Actually True

I really liked Netflix's DVD service. Their DVD catalogue had many older and foreign films that aren't on any streaming service.

54 Public Monuments That Became Famous For All The Wrong Reasons

what building is this? What did it represent and when/how/why was it destroyed?

54 Public Monuments That Became Famous For All The Wrong Reasons

In the early 20th century the area around Enterprise, Alabama was almost totally devoted to cotton farming. Th eland was starting to give out, then between 1915 - 1918 a Boll Weevil infestation all but destroyed the cotton fields. ............ A man named H. M. Sessions saw the situation as an opportunity to convert the area to other crops, mainly peanut farming. ...... This change was wildly successful and saved the local economy. ---------- The monument to the Boll weevil was raised in 1919 to show how something disastrous can be a catalyst for change, and as a reminder of how the people of Enterprise adjusted in the face of adversity. .............. The original monument, BTW, was just the statue of the woman with upraised arms, the boll weevil was not added until thirty years later.