Stories: Old West & Beyond 04/16/24
"Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble." —John Madden
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Good morning. It's Tuesday, April 16, 2024. This is Wear Pajamas to Work Day, National Librarian Day, and National Mushroom Day.
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STORY MENU
"Blood-thirsty mad dog"... Libraries still important ... the Golden Sahara ... Less than Six Degrees of Separation ... the Potato Solution ... Wright's only Skyscraper... each state's Must-Eat food.
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WILD WEST
Judge Isaac Parker dubbed outlaw Cherokee Bill the "most vicious" of all the outlaws in Oklahoma Territory. During his teenage years, the gunman took the lives of at least seven people. "A Good Day to Die."
Cherokee Bill had the reputation of a brutal killer. According to the Wild West history newsletter, here are nine fascinating facts about Crawford Goldsby.
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FIVE STORIES FROM HERE & THERE
1—LITERARY
When I wrote magazine articles for a living, libraries served as my go-to resource. Now, most people rely on the internet for research and information, But Bibliolifestyle, a literary newsletter, says libraries are more important than ever.
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2—DESIGN
In the 1950s, custom car maker George Barris created a concept car called The Golden Sahara, which featured a cocktail bar and luminous tires adorned with fish scales.
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3—SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Six degrees of separation, sometimes called the six handshakes rule, is a theory suggesting all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. This makes it possible to trace a social connection between any two random people with just six steps. But, researchers say six degrees might be too many because of the impact of social media.
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4—KNOW-HOW
Some of us have or wil be faced with the dilemma of prying a broken light bulb from a socket. Here are four solutions, one of which includes a potato.
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5—ARCHITECTURE
The only fully realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Here are the must-eat foods for all 50 states.
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FUN FACTS
The Guinness world record for the longest book title belongs to Vityala Yethindra for his book The Historical Development of the Heart from Its Formation From... In all, the title contains 3,777 words and over 26,000 characters,.
REFLECTION
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays." —Confucius
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