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A number of year-riddles use man-made objects as their controlling metaphor. For example, a modern Greek riddle invokes a cask made with twelve staves, and a Parsi riddle the contents of a chest. But most often these riddles draw on architecture, [43] as in the following mid-twentieth-century example from central Myanmar: Ein-daw-thar-lan: set ...
Hildegarde Withers is a fictional character, an amateur crime-solver, who has appeared in several novels, short stories and films. She was created by American mystery author Stuart Palmer (1905–1968).
Woodcut from A Wonder of Wonders (1651) depicting the hanging of Anne Greene. Anne Greene (c. 1628 – 1659 or c. 1665) was an English domestic servant who was accused of committing infanticide in 1650. She is known for surviving her attempted execution by hanging, being revived by physicians from the University of Oxford.
The new courtroom drama, which could be the 94-year-old director's last film, reflects his preoccupations with moral gray areas and justice, down to its somber end. Juror No. 2 Is Classic Clint ...
Eva Dugan (1878 – February 21, 1930) was a convicted murderer whose execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona to replace hanging with the lethal gas chamber as a method of execution.
Have a fun family game night with these brain twisters! The post 37 of the Best Riddles for Teens (with Answers) appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with laughing at these bad-but-good Christmas riddles. Because whether it's the holiday season or any other day of the year, a funny dad joke is like Santa Claus ...
Charles Peace, or the Adventures of a Notorious Burglar – A large volume published at the time of his death; gives a full and accurate account of the career of Peace side by side with a story of the Family Herald type, of which he is made the hero. The Life and Trial of Charles Peace (Sheffield, 1879)