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History Humor Sports World War II

One half of my heritage at its finest

About two weeks ago, I did a brief post about a Lithuanian guy whose blood alcohol level was beyond what would kill most mortal men but who was fully conscious and nominally able to drive. I facetiously referred to it as “one quarter of my heritage at its finest,” given that I’m one quarter Lithuanian. […]

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Humor

Sometimes I need something like this to wake me up

It’s in Japanese, but anyone can understand…

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Medicine

The creator of the MMR vaccine “saddened” by the controversy stirred up by Andrew Wakefield

Via Black Triangle, I’ve come across an article about a real medical hero, a man responsible for the development of many of the vaccines we have today. Indeed, it can be argued that this man, Dr. Maurice Hillman, may have saved more lives than any other physician in history. Those who remember him describe his […]

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History Humor World War II

Friday afternoon fluff (literally): Are you ready for….Hitler Cats?

While we’re on the topic of Holocaust deniers again, here’s something on the lighter side… I thought I’d seen everything. Then, via Improbable Research, I found something truly strange. Are you ready for….Hitler Cats? It’s a blog dedicated to cats that look like Hitler. I have to tell you, though, that some of them to […]

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Anti-Semitism History Holocaust Holocaust denial Humor World War II

Who perpetrated the “Holohoax”? Tell us!

Holocaust deniers sometimes refer to the Holocaust as the “Holohoax,” as if the whole thing were one huge hoax perpetrated on the world by Jews. Indeed, if you have the stomach to dive into the deepest, darkest, most disgusting parts of the Internet, where Holocaust deniers freely spew their lies, you will even find explicit […]