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“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”  —Albert Einstein

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— DISPATCHES FROM THE OLD WEST — 

(1) A 12-member band of outlaws staged a series of raids on banks and trains across Texas in the late 1800s and accumulated a small fortune. "THE CISCO HEIST."
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(2) E.D. Nix, appointed as US Marshal in 1893, served as the youngest person to ever hold the post. A no-nonsense lawman, Nix headed a campaign against outlaw gangs across Oklahoma Territory. "GOOD OUTLAWS ARE DEAD OUTLAWS."

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— DISPATCHES FROM HERE & THERE —  

(3) Take a deep breath. Here is some news we’ve been waiting for. It’s OK to eavesdrop.

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(4) House styles have changed dramatically over the past decades. Here’s what houses looked like the year you were born.

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(5) Not every song by the Beetles was a winner—not even among the Fab Four. Each of the Beetles had at least one song that they ranked as their least favorite.

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(6) A neighbor who once lived across the street from me called herself Peggy. But her real name was Margaret. Then, there was Jack, whose actual name was John. Here is the origin of seven surprising nicknames.

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(7) Some people say they dream all the time. Others not at all. If you do have dreams, here’s why and what they mean. 

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(8) According to Popular Science magazine, the CIA once trained a different kind of Cold War spy. Read all about Project Acoustin Kitty.

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"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." ~Henry David Thoreau

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