Stories: Old West & Beyond 06/11/24
“When you get confused, ride your bike and listen to the music play.” —Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Fame
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Good Morning. It’s Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Today is known as National German Chocolate Cake Day & Corn On The Cob Day.
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STORY MENU
Last Old West Terrorist . . . 007’s Tombstone . . . Coffee, Tea, or H20 . . . Park Places . . . Cyber cop car . . . Images from the Milky Way . . . Optical Illusion.
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WILD WEST
Outlaw Bill Doolin spent 12 years on the run. He proved an elusive outlaw but didn’t count on the tenacity of lawman Heck Thomas, who tracked him down. It all ended in the light of a “Deadly Morning Moon.”
Bill Doolin was among other members of his gang who survived the “Battle of Ingalls.”
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FIVE STORIES FROM HERE & THERE
1—BOND’S GRAVE
A tombstone stands alone atop the cliffs of Kalsoy, Faroe Islands, marking the grave of James Bond. The iconic fictional British spy lost his life in the film No Time To Die.
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2—AIR TRAVEL
If you’re on a plane and get thirsty, don’t order coffee or tea, advises Food & Wine magazine.
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3—SUMMER DESTINATIONS
Travel publication Fifty Grande provides a guide to the 63 national parks across the USA.
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4—THE NIGHT SKY
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5—OPTICAL ILLUSION
Optical illusions never failed to fascinate me—like the one above. A Dutch photographer created an image that—at first glance—appears as if he spliced four elements together, but it’s actually a single image.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Your heart can continue beating even when separated from your body. This is because it has its own electrical system.
The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds. It goes from Westray to Papa Westray in Scotland.
The smell of fresh-cut grass is actually a distress signal. Plants release a chemical when they’re being cut.
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REFLECTION
“If you’re the smartest person in the room, then you’re in the wrong room.” —Confucius