The American life insurance system was established in the mid-1700s, according to a 2009 article in Yale Journal of Medicine and Law. “The earliest forms of health insurance, however, did not emerge…
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New York City Restaurant Ranked Five Among The World’s Best 50 Restaurants
Among the top 10 of the World’s best 50 restaurants ranking for 2013 is a New York City eatery. It is ranked number 5 — Eleven Madison Park restaurant. Spain has the most…
Military Genius Napoleon Bonaparte Wasn’t Scratching an Itch During His Famous Pose
Here is the truth about Napolean Bonaparte’s famous portrait pose and other interesting facts about the military genius: ” There’s no secret behind the hand-in-waistcoat pose associated with Napoleon. It was a…
The Vikings Were Known for Their Excellent Hygiene – Seriously.
“Between rowing boats and decapitating enemies, Viking men must have stunk to high Valhalla, right? Quite the opposite. Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made…
Feel Rejected? Here Are Best-Selling Authors Who Initially Got Many Rejection Letters From Publishers
Nobody likes to be rejected. But here are some best-selling authors who were rejected many times before they became successful like Beatrix Potter who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit. It was…
Shakespeare Died a Rich Man; He Put a Curse on Anybody Who Would Tamper With His Grave
William Shakespeare had seven siblings. He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18. She was 26 and she was pregnant when they married. Their first child was born six months after the wedding….
The Feds Have Shutdown Hundreds of Fraudulent Tax Preparation Services – List Available Online
The feds have been busy shutting down many tax preparers throughout the nation who are concocting bogus losses and deductions including medical expenses, education credits, charitable contributions and other unauthorized expenses. One…
Animal Facts: An Elephant Can Eat 600 Pounds of Food a Day
African elephants are the largest and heaviest mammals on land. They weigh up to 14,000 pounds, and can eat as much as 600 pounds of food a day. Here are more facts…
“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” – The Great Depression
During the Great Depression, which peaked between 1932 and 1933, some 6,000 street vendors walked the streets of New York City in 1930 trying to sell apples for 5 cents each. Here are…
Women Aren’t From Venus After All, Recent Studies Show
“Popular culture tells us that women and men’s brains are just different. It’s true that male and female hormones affect brain development differently, and imaging studies have found brain differences in the…
Why Do We Say That a Lawyer “Passed the Bar?”
Why do we say that a graduating lawyer has “passed the bar”? To control rowdiness, a wooden bar was built across early courtrooms to separate the judge, lawyers, and other principle players…
There is Always Legal Housekeeping to be Done Before the Start of a Trial
There is always legal housekeeping to do before the start of a criminal trial. Prosecutors and defense lawyers file pretrial motions with the court. These motions can include motions to suppress evidence,…