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"Failure is success in progress." — Albert Einstein

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— DISPATCHES FROM THE OLD WEST — 

(1) A story once circulated that Jack Almer, who led the Red Jack Gang, dressed up as a woman to rob a stagecoach, but it's mostly fiction. The Red Jack Gang raided stagecoaches throughout southeastern Arizona and stole thousands. "OUTLAWS IN CALICO RED."

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(2) When the Dalton Brothers decided to make robbing trains part of their lawbreaking portfolio, they didn’t count on their lack of experience. Not only did the Daltons fail to steal any money, but they also shot and killed the engineer. “THE TRAIN ROBBERS.”

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— DISPATCHES FROM HERE & THERE —  

(3) Experts say never to shower during a thunderstorm, and avoid these other indoor activities. Here’s the backstory.

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(4) A McDonald’s restaurant in China has shown how technology could change the fast food industry. The outlet deployed AI-powered humanoid robots to serve meals, greet customers, and interact with diners in real time.

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(5) When I was in high school, I once had a part-time job pedaling an ice-cream bike with a large (and heavy) freezer container at the front. The job didn’t last long. Too many steep inclines to manually conquer. Ice cream bikes still exist, but now they’re electric-assisted. A young woman in Baltimore, Maryland—known as the Ice Cream Bike Lady—turned a hobby of selling ice cream into a financially-rewarding business.

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(6) A few years ago, many industry experts believed that e-books would become the preferred reading platform. But new research reveals that Americans prefer print versions over digital or audiobooks.

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(7) Here’s a radio that tunes to the past. Check out the Radio Time Machine.

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(8) Like word games? Welcome to Word Snake. 

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“As I slowly grow wise I briskly grow cautious.” —Mark Twain, 1887

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