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Bizarre Conspiracies
Grant Wood's famous painting of an old Indiana couple posing
in front of their farmhouse is considered the definitive por-
trait of the Midwestern farmer. In actuality, the man and
women aren't really a couple nor are they farmers. Also, the
"farmhouse" in the picture was once used as a bordello.
William Eno is considered to be the "Father of Traffic Safe-
ty." He supposedly originated stop signs, one-way streets,
taxi stands, pedestrian safety islands and traffic rotaries.
What is not known is that he never learned to drive and he
considered cars to be a passing fad.
The Beach Boys, who were considered to be the "Kings of Cali-
fornia Surfing, started a national surfing craze in the early
1960's. Four of the original members of the band knew nothing
about surfing and the only one that did, drowned in 1983.
In October 1994, "Weekly Reader" magazine ran an article
that "discussed smoker' rights and the harm done to the
tobacco industry by smoking restrictions. The article said
nothing about smoking being the cause of lung cancer. Turns
out the magazine is owned by the largest shareholders in
RJR Nabisco, makers of Camel cigarettes.
Karl Marx, considered to be the enemy of American capitalism,
accepted a job as the London correspondent of the New York
Tribune years after he had become famous as the author of the
"Communist Manifesto." His reason was that his anti-capitalist
political writing hadn't earned him enough to live on.
A ten-gallon hat holds 3/4 gallon or 3 quarts.
Love takes courage. Be courageous.
Mary Manin Morrissey
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