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THE MAN WHO MADE THE MOUSETRAP
Who made the mousetrap?
Who? Who?
Hiram Maxim made the mousetrap.
That’s who.
Hiram had a great creative mind.
In 1881 Hiram visited the Paris Electrical Exhibition.
A man told him, “If you want to make a lot of money,
invent something that will enable these Europeans
to cut each other's throats with greater facility."
Hiram did. He invented the world’s first automatic portable machine-gun.
It could fire 500 rounds a minute, as much as 100 rifles.
Hiram’s invention was soon used in Africa with marvelous results.
A small group of brave English soldiers could employ
the Maxim Gun to mow line after line of unruly warriors
desperate to save their homes from destruction.
Thousands could be slaughtered in an astonishingly
safe and efficient manner.
Hurrah!
Queen Victoria was much impressed with this American inventor
from Maine and his splendid weapon.
She made him a knight.
Hiram kept improving his invention.
It was a complicated business.
There were problems regarding the weapon’s weight,
its recoil, the need to keep it cool.
But Hiram was quite ingenious.
Men around the world appreciated this.
When they were ready for their Great War,
variations of Hiram's machine gun
could be found on all sides.
It made a brilliant addition to a pointless conflict
in which millions butchered one another
in new and unparalleled ways!
Hiram also invented a light bulb, a flying machine
and dozens of other devices.
But his most famous invention would be his apparatus
for the mass extermination of humans.
Even the mousetrap,
while quite wonderful,
could not compete.
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The Home Appliance is Your Friend.
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In the Name of Obedience
"When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more
hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever
been committed in the name of rebellion."
(C.P. Snow, scientist and writer)
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The Warrior Poet!
So often artists don't care about the world. But once in a great while, someone special arises that transfixes us with their art, their heart and their soaring vision.
That someone is Kid Rock. Brilliant writer, singer, patriot, poet, his latest masterwork is for the American National Guard. It may quite possible be the most powerful work of art in all history.
Just watch the video. When he sings, "If you ain't gonna fight, get out of the way. Cause freedom ain't so free, when you breathe red, white and blue," it's impossible not to get chills.
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O Moon
The authentic NASA recording between mission control and the first man on the moon. Discovered and enhanced by the technicians at the Evolution Control Committee.
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Are You Fit for Jesus?
Cathi Stout shows you how it's done!
From the immortal 365 Days.
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The Performing Artist Transcendent
From a documentary on legendary poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen. A relatively obscure singer by the name of Antony gives an astonishing performance of Cohen's If It Be Your Will.
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Beyond Anything "It is a terrible thing to order the use of something that (here he looked down at his desk, rather reflectively) that is so terribly destructive, destructive beyond anything we have ever had. You have got to understand that this isn't a military weapon. (I shall never forget this particular expression). It is used to wipe out women and children and unarmed people, and not for military uses."
(Harry Truman, 33rd President, discussing the atomic bomb in July of 1948, as recalled by David Lilienthal, then Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.)
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