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Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics. While the exact definition of orphan and foundlings varies, one legal definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment ...
A clerihew (/ ˈ k l ɛr ɪ h j uː /) is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem of a type invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.The first line is the name of the poem's subject, usually a famous person, and the remainder puts the subject in an absurd light or reveals something unknown or spurious about the subject.
The ancient Egyptians are most famous for their fascination of death by mummifying their dead and building exquisite tombs, like the pyramids of Giza, for their dead.Many of their deities were death-related, such as: Ammut, the devourer of unworthy souls; Anubis, the guardian of the Necropolis and the keeper of poisons, medicines, and herbs; and Osiris, the king of the dead.
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Over the years, families desperate for answers, media frenzies, and fans who feverishly theory-craft have surrounded numerous high-profile disappearances.From wealthy heiresses lost at sea, to ...
Famous for being a womanizer and using trickery to achieve his goals. Nasreddin - In Turkish folklore, based on a historical 13th Century person. Odysseus - Hero and king in Greek mythology. Came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse, and used his wits to escape perilous situations during the Odyssey, e.g. outwitting Polyphemus the Cyclops.
The Roman Holiday star also opened up about the tragedy in a 1987 interview with PEOPLE, citing overwork, arteriosclerosis and a breakup among his son’s troubles. Stephen Peck, 78 Ron Galella ...
The first flash was simply the spectacle of people piled up in America's most famous concert hall. In August 1965, a year before his death, Bruce gave his penultimate performance at San Francisco's Basin Street West , mainly talking about his legal troubles.