Be especially wary of 12-year-old kids
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Why “the good old days” are a myth
An American soldier comforts another soldier who lost a friend.
The Korean War, 1950 – 1953.
"In every age ‘the good old days’ were a myth. Continue reading “Why “the good old days” are a myth”
Why a bad ant disguise can be good
Is this an ant or a spider?
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Why it’s good to be wrong (you might invent the airplane)
This excerpt from a letter, by airplane inventor Wilbur Wright to his friend and fellow aircraft designer George Spratt (written April 27, 1903), may explain some of the more nuanced thinking which led he and his brother Orville Wright to develop the first airplane. Continue reading “Why it’s good to be wrong (you might invent the airplane)”
To be a good art forger, make them believe
When giving an interview, the art forger
Wolfgang Beltracch displayed "a healthy
amount of what the Germans call
Selbstgefalligkeit, or self-satisfaction."
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The secret of a good photograph is a good background
Philip Kwame Apagya is a photographer born in Ghana in 1958. Continue reading “The secret of a good photograph is a good background”
The good thing about lying is…
"There isn’t any duck!"
He was grinning all over.
My four-year-old nephew had
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Lying – the building block of good manners
Roadside optical illusion has good and bad side
This is the bad side.
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It’s good to lie about who you are
You believe me, don’t you?
The Bat and the Weasel
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