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The last known surviving widow of an American Civil War veteran was Helen Viola Jackson, who died in 2020. She was 17 when she wed the 93 year old Union veteran James Bolin in 1936, but their marriage was solely to allow Bolin to legally give Jackson his army pension during the Great Depression.
Missouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl.
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The film ‘Mask’ (1985) is based on the true story of Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis, an American boy who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare sclerotic bone disorder that occurs in approximately one in every 220 million births, with fewer than 20 documented cases.
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole Sagittarius A viewed in polarized light, showing its stunning magnetic field
Stunning New Image Shows Black Hole’s Immensely Powerful Magnetic Field
BU researchers, part of international black hole collaboration, explain image of supermassive cosmic object at the center of the Milky Way
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In December 1960, a pram containing Dahl's baby son Theo was hit by a taxi in NYC leading to hydrocephalus - 'water on the brain'. Undeterred, Dahl enlisted toymaker-engineer Stanley Wade and paediatric neurosurgeon Kenneth Till to develop Dahl-Wade-Till Valve, saving thousands of children worldwide
Roald Dahl's son lives a quiet life in North Naples
Sept. 13 marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth. Son Theo, of Naples, is celebrating in England this week
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The first eyes appeared about 541 million years ago in a group of now extinct animals called trilobites. This happened at the very beginning of the Cambrian period when complex multicellular life really took off. Trilobites' eyes were compound, similar to those of modern insects.
Evolution of the eye
They appeared in an evolutionary blink and changed the rules of life for ever. Before eyes, life was gentler and tamer, dominated by sluggish soft-bodied creatures lolling around in the sea.
Oarfish keep washing ashore in California. Folklore suggests that could be a bad omen
Can Oarfish Predict Earthquakes?
Finding a giant oarfish on the beach is a rare occurrence, since the fish is a deepwater species that's rarely seen at all. Some are claiming that oarfish washing ashore is a sign that an earthquake will soon follow. Can animals predict earthquakes?
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A v-shaped bed invented in 1932, supporting the body perfectly at every point thus promoting better sleep.
This bed was introduced to aid patient recovery but rendered impractical in hospitals because it restricts circulation and the rigid incline caused painful pressure points.
Two inmates in separate cells managed to conceive a child without ever meeting. They passed semen through the air vents using a makeshift line made of bedding, and the woman used a yeast infection applicator to inseminate herself. Against all odds, it worked, and the baby was born healthy
‘She’s a miracle baby’: Miami-Dade inmates describe secret way they got pregnant in jail without meeting each other - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
MIAMI (WSVN) - What happened inside a jail in South Florida made national headlines. Tonight for the first time we are hearing exclusively from both<a class="excerpt-read-more"...
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Same thing happened on Hoth.
Project Iceworm was a secret U.S. military plan during the 1960s to hide nuclear missiles under the ice in Greenland. The goal was to create a huge network of tunnels, stretching 2,500 miles. The project failed because the ice was too unstable.
I want one
A v-shaped bed invented in 1932, supporting the body perfectly at every point thus promoting better sleep.
This bed was introduced to aid patient recovery but rendered impractical in hospitals because it restricts circulation and the rigid incline caused painful pressure points.
Great movie, time for a rewatch
The film ‘Mask’ (1985) is based on the true story of Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis, an American boy who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare sclerotic bone disorder that occurs in approximately one in every 220 million births, with fewer than 20 documented cases.
Someone should have locked up this grifter.
The last known surviving widow of an American Civil War veteran was Helen Viola Jackson, who died in 2020. She was 17 when she wed the 93 year old Union veteran James Bolin in 1936, but their marriage was solely to allow Bolin to legally give Jackson his army pension during the Great Depression.
Missouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl.
Yikes.
A v-shaped bed invented in 1932, supporting the body perfectly at every point thus promoting better sleep.
This bed was introduced to aid patient recovery but rendered impractical in hospitals because it restricts circulation and the rigid incline caused painful pressure points.
A bed that won't let you roll over in your sleep is a recipe for either painful hip joints in the morning, or cutting off circulation to an arm.
No way the inventor actually tried sleeping on that, or he'd have realised what a terrible idea it was.