San Francisco of that time was a boisterous city of 165,000, still flush from the Gold Rush, full of boundless optimism, enthusiasm and greed. He lived at the Lick House and Occidental Hotel, two of the more posh places of the day, looking forward to his impending wealth. Twain left…
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy” and Mark Twain said “Comparison is the death of joy.” Strong words from two smart and famous men. Inter-personally, comparison is most often negative and unproductive. It rarely serves us well. Comparison is the thief of joy. The thief of joy…
He spent four months exploring the Hawaiian islands in 1866, as a reporter for the Sacramento Union newspaper. His 25 letters about the Sandwich Islands (as he called Hawaii) were most Americans’ first information about Hawaii and were part of the beginning of Twain’s fame as a writer. Mark Twain…
Actor Mark Wahlberg has decided to set an example to his children and get his tattoos removed. Despite the fact that his tattoos all have meaning and importance for him, he has come to the conclusion that is he doesn’t want his children to get them, he has to get…
Those surviving mammals are the evolutionary ancestors of every mammal on the planet today, from civet cats to water buffalo to us. “The warm-bloodedness of mammals, including ourselves, has evolved, in part, as a response to the pressure from fungus,” says Rob Dunn, a professor at North Carolina State University.…
Mark Wahlberg, in full Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg, (born June 5, 1971, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.), American singer and actor who gained fame as a member of the rap group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and then as a Calvin Klein model before launching a successful film career. Why did…
False. Dinosaurs lived from about 240 to 65 million years ago. Woolly mammoths and large saber- toothed cats lived about 3 million years ago. The first humans began 5 million years ago and modern humans began about 2 million years ago. Lost Giants: Did Mammoths Vanish Before, During and After…
The appointees were approved by the Senate, but they would not be valid until their commissions were delivered by the Secretary of State. William Marbury had been appointed Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia, but his commission was not delivered. That said, however, Marshall held that the…
Marcela came to the house and found them. She tried to get them both to leave with her, saying the Offshore was dangerous, but they both refused. Marco went out to the beach on his own, where he started coughing up blood and then died. Now, audiences just learned why…
It’s believed that during his journey, Marco Polo picked up on the Chinese method of producing ice cream and introduced it back in Italy upon his return. Ice cream was later introduced in France by Italian royalty, Catherine de Medici, when she married the French King, Henry II, in 1533.…