-Dispatches: Old West & Beyond 09.01.26-

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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” - Ray Bradbury
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- WILD WEST ROUNDUP -
1. Pearl Hart and her partner robbed a stagecoach in Arizona Territory, but a lack of planning made it easy for authorities to track them down. "THE LADY BANDIT."
2. Authorities considered Indian Territory one of the most violent regions of the country. Among the 200 deputy marshals assigned to ride the 74,000 acres of lawless territory was one woman. "WOMAN WITH A BADGE.”
- FROM MY MAILBOX -
3. I found the remnant of an old Crayon box the other day. The box was beaten into submission, but the crayons were indestructible. Crayola makes three billion of the colorful sticks every year. And here’s how they do it.
4. If you ever want to waste a morning, do it with conviction. It's okay to kick back and get over-caffeinated.
5. Profit and politics have often served as motivation behind the theft of famous artwork. Here are ten of the most daring museum heists in history.
6. Some people can fall asleep at the snap of a finger. Others require more time. A sleep medicine expert provides ten ways to fall asleep faster.
7. From the I wish I hadn’t said this file:
In 1995, Robert Metcalfe, inventor of the Ethernet, said: “The Internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse.”
Nah….Not really.
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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” —Helen Keller
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