Day: May 4, 2000

The 1999 Darwin Awards – proof that mankind is still evolving!One of the long awaited moments of each New Year is the awarding of the Darwin Award. This prestigious award recognizes those people who, through stupid and inane actions, manage to kill themselves thus improving society by removing their genes from the pool.The runners-up for…

It was the late 1600s in Philadelphia when Quakers were routinely arrested for civil disobedience.At the time, William Penn's mother and two of her sisters owned a successful Quaker business, a bakery. The women increased the price of their pies, specifically donating the money to support the legal expenses of their Quaker friends.Many in the…