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The Unquiet Grave
The wind doth howl today m'loveAnd a winter's worth of rainI never had but one true loveIn cold grave she was lainOh I adored my sweetest loveAs any young man maySo I'll sit and weep upon her graveFor twelve-month and a dayOne true love is eternity for twoThree four nevermoreWill I see my love trueThe twelve-month and a day foregoneThe dead began to speak"Oh who sits weeping on my[...]
Joe Walsh's Song for Emma
Emma Walsh was like any other young child who loved going to the playground just up the street from her home in Boulder, Colorado. Her mother, Stefany Rhodes took her there almost every day. Her father Joe Walsh accompanied them when he was not on tour. Emma, was in her mother's car on her way to a morning play date when the car was hit by a driver who went through a stop sign. She[...]
Solving the Mystery of the Deaths of Historical Figures
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate General during the American Civil War. He died, at the age of 39, on May 10, 1853 after being shot in the arm and hand with three bullets fired by one of his soldiers. He was a healthy man, didn't smoke or drink, never had any serious problems[...]
Died Laughing
We've all heard the phrase "I just about died laughing" but did you know it can actually happen? Whether from heart failure, seizures or other conditions, there are some people who have left this world in the midst of a good belly laugh.Calchas was a Greek soothsayer during the time of the Trojan War. One day he was planting grapevines when another soothsayer wandered by and foretold[...]
Math Meets Mortality
The mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths in a population. It is expressed in the number of deaths per 1000 people per year. The CIA World Factbook provides reference information for every country, and it reported for 2011 the crude death rate for the entire planet is 8.0 deaths/1000 population per year. The country with the lowest death rate for 2011 is United Arab[...]
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