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Dirty Rat Lets His Mother Die

August 9, 1867 — In his celebrated career as a movie gangster, Hollywood star James Cagney never uttered the line often associated with him: “You dirty rat.” But one man who many believe deserved such a rebuke is John Harrison Surratt. He was arrested on this day on a charge of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Surratt avoided prosecution by going on the run and even did nothing when his own mother was put on trial, convicted, and hanged for the crime.

Fargo Season Two--A New Coen Brothers Story?

In my initial review of Fargo, one of the things that struck me about the miniseries was that it was a reimagining of the Coen brothers movie, but not just that Coen brothers movie. Fargo provided the setting and the spine for the show, but there were elements of Burn After Reading (Glenn Howerton’s personal trainer over his head in a blackmail scheme), A Serious Man (Stavros Milos’ fear of the vengeance of God, which ends with a terrible, quasi Biblical natural disaster), and No Country for Old Men (with Lorne Malvo seeming, like Anton Chigurh, supernatural and unkillable).

Fat men last longer in bed than skinny men, scientists say

Erciyes University in Turkey has come out with research which suggests that overweight men have better sexual endurance than men with normal weight. The study which looked at the relationship between sexual performance and body mass index (BMI) revealed that men with pot bellies last about five minutes longer than those who are more masculine. ADVERTISEMENT The research which lasted for a year concluded that those with higher BMI, especially those with bigger stomachs, lasted an average of 7.

GERMANY: Natural, Healthy Instincts'' | TIME

TIME February 22, 1937 12:00 AM GMT-5 “Natural, Healthy Instincts” Grimmest problem of many a German mother & father today is how to keep their teen-age son or daughter out of one of the Hitler camps for young people. These provide good wholesome food, exercise which varies from dancing on the greensward to building roads, and periods of recreation after hours during which a surprising number of children are conceived. Nazi officials mostly figure that the important thing for soldier-seeking Germany is more and healthier births, to the exclusion of bothering about a dowry, a church wedding or even a civil marriage.

Ghanaian actress slammed for saying she charges $5,000 for sex

“Some men can just call me and give me $1000 without sleeping with me so nudity has been an enabler and I’m sticking to that career direction,” she told the host. She continued: “I take $5,000 and above because men give me one thousand dollars for doing nothing so I won’t charge less if you want to sleep with me. I need to take good care of myself so my charges are very high.

How Education May Become Another Casualty of the Coronavirus

Children tumble off a yellow school bus, where every other seat is marked with caution tape. Wearing whimsical masks—one has whiskers, another rhinestones—they wait to get their temperatures checked before filing into the one-story school building. Inside Wesley Elementary in Middletown, Conn., plastic shields rise from desks, and cartoon posters exhort children to ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴜɢʜ. In the middle of a lesson, teacher Susan Velardi picks up her laptop and pans it so her students can see the screen.

How Netflix's The Glory Draws From True Stories of Bullying

The Glory, a popular K-drama about a woman who seeks revenge on the classmates who severely bullied her as a teen, returns to Netflix today with its final eight episodes. In the series—which remained on the streamer’s Global Top Ten list for five weeks after dropping its first batch of episodes in December—Song Hye-kyo plays Moon Dong-eun, who has devoted her entire adult life to crafting a meticulous plan to take down her former abusers.

It's impossible to drown even if you can't swim in these 5 places

Although the Dead Sea is the most popular water body where you can just float, there are still several other places where drowning is almost impossible. 1. Siwa Oasis, Egypt ADVERTISEMENT In Egypt, Siwa Oasis beckons has hundreds of salt pools, creating a surreal landscape where sinking is impossible due to the high salt concentration. The best time to visit is between October and March, when temperatures are mild.