I already hear you out there pleading. “Say it isn’t so, Cap’n Typo! Say there isn’t a typo in the Constitution!”
Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but this typographical error thing goes all the way to the beginning and all the way to the top.
I don’t think there’s a record of why or how it happened. But the word “Pennsylvania,” the famous sylvan named for William Penn, Sr. is spelled in the Constitution with one “n.” And right next to the eight guys who hailed from the state, including a “B. Franklin.”
And there you have it. I suppose this is about as close as I’m going to get to feeling like Nicolas Cage in “National Treasure.”
Animation for “Ohio” by Outside Royalty.
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When it comes to pop intelligentsia, Art Garfunkel is hard to beat. The seemingly better-read half of Simon and Garfunkel has kept a detailed list of every book he’s read since 1968, and since it went online a few years ago I’ve marvelled at the veritable Who’s Who of literature, philosophy, politics and more it…
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Not only is this ad real, but it was found in an old issue of the New Yorker. Despite the suggestive look, it really could be quite helpful if you think about it. Kudos to Goofbutton for unearthing this.
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How much would you pay for eternal salvation? A thousand dollars? Ten thousand? A million? What if I told you that the blessings of God could be yours on eBay for a reasonable “Buy It Now” price of $5? Harkening back to the days of indulgences, seller impossible_bones promises the buyer will be “enveloped in…
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Grand Drive "Firefly" by trunkanimation
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April 29, 2011 by
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Kids
We didn’t choose Zhu Zhu pets. They chose us, through a gift from a friend. And like Tribbles they quickly multiplied, starting with a couple more from my mom and an accompanying carrying case/house that would hold 13. I succumbed for a moment when I saw that the prices for obstacle courses (apparently a failed…
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Much thanks to my friend Steve in Seattle for capturing this one, via DirecTV. No wonder she just wants to focus on her salad!
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April 27, 2011 by
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Snaps
Maria McKee of Lone Justice at the Hollywood Palace on February 8, 1986. This is one of my favorite pics; it has a quality that I think really captures the soul of her performance.
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Everything works out so great for Oprah. She owns just about everything anyway, so why wouldn’t the acronym to her Oprah Winfrey Network turn out to be OWN? Herewith, a list of five similarly-inspired celeb networks that you won’t be seeing, mostly because they’re so incredibly stupid. ABS—Ashanti Broadcasting System CON—Conan O’Brien Network DAN—Danny Aiello…
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