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Queen Victoria's Assassins
Queen Victoria 's would-be assassins all gave different reasons - but most did it for the Fame.
But that fame worked both ways - for them and for Victoria.
The attempts on her life and her response to them made Victoria better known and better liked. Victoria said, “It is worth being shot at, to see how much one is loved.”
It was a shot of much-needed good Public Relations for a throne whose previous monarchs had been unpopular.
None of the would-be assassins made it into the history books like John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s murderer.
All of them lived for many years after trying to kill the Queen. They came from nowhere, were in the public eye for a short time following their attempts, then disappeared back into obscurity.
Most of them pleaded insanity at their trials which helped to strengthen how future insanity pleas were legally prosecuted.
After the assassination attempt by Roderick MacLean in 1882 by firing a revolver at her in a train station, Victoria made sure the legal definition of insanity well defined.
Only one attempt on Victoria’s life actually injured her, and it was the only one not made with a gun.
In 1850, an ex-soldier named Robert Pate hit her over the head with an iron-tipped cane while she was in the courtyard of her home, leaving the Queen with a black eye, a welt and a scar.
However, she appeared two hours later in Covent Garden to prove that she was well and that her injury wouldn’t stop her from seeing her subjects.
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The Deadly Dare
In 2010 Sam Ballard, a 20-year-old aspiring Australian rugby player, was at a party with friends. He was dared to swallow a live slug from the garden, and Sam took the dare. His friends later said he seemed unaffected because he didn't get sick or act any differently after swallowing the slug.
A few days after swallowing the slug, Sam started getting pains in his legs. He was vomiting and he complained of dizziness. His family took him to the hospital where he only got worse and worse. After doctors ran tests, it turned out that it wasn't just any old slug that he swallowed.
This one had a parasite called rat lungworm which the slug probably picked up from eating rat droppings.
Rat lungworm infection can progress into bacterial meningitis, causing symptoms like dizziness, headaches, nausea, weird sensations in arms and legs, brain damage and, eventually, paralysis.
Within a few hours after arriving at the hospital, Sam lapsed into a coma. He was placed in a nursing home because he required 24/7 care. While in a coma, Australia's National Disability Insurance cut off his benefits.
His family took his story to the media and they requested donations to pay for his care. The donations trickled in. When Sam finally woke up from coma 420 days later, he learned his career aspirations to be a rugby player were crushed because he was permanently paralyzed from the neck down.
After much media publicity, the Australian government reversed their decision but they only approved him for half the money of what his previous benefit had been.
After 8 years of dealing with seizures, infections, paralysis, pressure sores and other symptoms, Sam Ballard died on November 2, 2018, at age 28.
Your takeaways from this story:
1 - Teach your children to use common sense when accepting a dare.
2 - If the dare calls for eating something that isn't on your regular diet, don't do it.
3 - Never eat, swallow or handle anything that could be carrying a parasite - like slugs, snails, land crabs, freshwater shrimp, or frogs to name a few.
4 - Don't eat or handle vegetables that are grown in a slug's environment.
5 - Wash your hands often if you come into contact with any of the above mentioned.
6 - Inspect your eating utensils and make sure they are thoroughly clean when they have been in contact with frogs, snails, slugs, etc.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/05/young-rugby-player-ate-slug-mates-dare-now-hes-dead
The boys who dared Sam
https://www.mamamia.com.au/sam-ballards-life-changed-after-slug/
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| Slugs are not meant to be eaten |
A few days after swallowing the slug, Sam started getting pains in his legs. He was vomiting and he complained of dizziness. His family took him to the hospital where he only got worse and worse. After doctors ran tests, it turned out that it wasn't just any old slug that he swallowed.
This one had a parasite called rat lungworm which the slug probably picked up from eating rat droppings.
Rat lungworm infection can progress into bacterial meningitis, causing symptoms like dizziness, headaches, nausea, weird sensations in arms and legs, brain damage and, eventually, paralysis.
Within a few hours after arriving at the hospital, Sam lapsed into a coma. He was placed in a nursing home because he required 24/7 care. While in a coma, Australia's National Disability Insurance cut off his benefits.
His family took his story to the media and they requested donations to pay for his care. The donations trickled in. When Sam finally woke up from coma 420 days later, he learned his career aspirations to be a rugby player were crushed because he was permanently paralyzed from the neck down.
After much media publicity, the Australian government reversed their decision but they only approved him for half the money of what his previous benefit had been.
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| On the left, Sam Ballard at present day. On the right, Sam Ballard during his heyday. |
After 8 years of dealing with seizures, infections, paralysis, pressure sores and other symptoms, Sam Ballard died on November 2, 2018, at age 28.
Your takeaways from this story:
1 - Teach your children to use common sense when accepting a dare.
2 - If the dare calls for eating something that isn't on your regular diet, don't do it.
3 - Never eat, swallow or handle anything that could be carrying a parasite - like slugs, snails, land crabs, freshwater shrimp, or frogs to name a few.
4 - Don't eat or handle vegetables that are grown in a slug's environment.
5 - Wash your hands often if you come into contact with any of the above mentioned.
6 - Inspect your eating utensils and make sure they are thoroughly clean when they have been in contact with frogs, snails, slugs, etc.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/11/05/young-rugby-player-ate-slug-mates-dare-now-hes-dead
The boys who dared Sam
https://www.mamamia.com.au/sam-ballards-life-changed-after-slug/
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Legally Married To A Dead Person
A person can legally marry a dead person in France and it's legal! This type of marriage is called a posthumous marriage or necrogamy. Similar forms of marriage are also permitted in Sudan and China.
During World War I, there were women who used a proxy to marry soldiers that had died weeks earlier. For civilians, posthumous marriage originated in the 1950's, when 400 people were killed in France after a dam broke.
André Capra was killed in the disaster and he was engaged to Iréne Jodart. Irene pleaded with French President Charles de Gaulle to let her continue with her marriage plans even though her fiancé had died. She had huge support from the media and within months, she was allowed to marry her dead fiancé.
After the dam tragedy, France’s parliament made these marriages legal with their own law and since then, literally hundreds of women have formally filed for as postmortem marriages.
As with anything, there are Rules:
1 - Anyone in France who wants to file for posthumous marriage must send a request to the President of France, who forwards it to the Justice Minister, who forwards it to the prosecutor for the surviving member’s district.
2 - If the couple had originally planned on getting married and if the family of the deceased approves, the prosecutor sends the application back to the President. One out of every four applicants for posthumous marriage is rejected.
3 - Examples of ways to legally show good intentions are for the man to have posted banns (official wedding announcements) at the local courthouse or written permission from a soldier's commanding officer.
4 - Requests also include records that show a serious cause for the marriage - such as the birth of a child or the death of the fiancé.
5 - Pregnancy alone or a letter that promises marriage is not enough, partly because such letters have a reputation for being illegitimate.
6 - The marriage date always goes back to the day before the deceased spouse died.
7 - Even if the couple were engaged and had published banns, a posthumous marriage won't automatically happen, partly because living engaged couples can (and do) change their minds at the last minute.
8 - A posthumous marriage can also be denied based on the testimony of a trustworthy individual. The judge’s role is to make sure that the paperwork has been properly filled out. The judge cannot change or question the authority of the documents.
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| Legally marrying the dead is called necrogamy |
During World War I, there were women who used a proxy to marry soldiers that had died weeks earlier. For civilians, posthumous marriage originated in the 1950's, when 400 people were killed in France after a dam broke.
André Capra was killed in the disaster and he was engaged to Iréne Jodart. Irene pleaded with French President Charles de Gaulle to let her continue with her marriage plans even though her fiancé had died. She had huge support from the media and within months, she was allowed to marry her dead fiancé.
After the dam tragedy, France’s parliament made these marriages legal with their own law and since then, literally hundreds of women have formally filed for as postmortem marriages.
As with anything, there are Rules:
1 - Anyone in France who wants to file for posthumous marriage must send a request to the President of France, who forwards it to the Justice Minister, who forwards it to the prosecutor for the surviving member’s district.
2 - If the couple had originally planned on getting married and if the family of the deceased approves, the prosecutor sends the application back to the President. One out of every four applicants for posthumous marriage is rejected.
3 - Examples of ways to legally show good intentions are for the man to have posted banns (official wedding announcements) at the local courthouse or written permission from a soldier's commanding officer.
4 - Requests also include records that show a serious cause for the marriage - such as the birth of a child or the death of the fiancé.
5 - Pregnancy alone or a letter that promises marriage is not enough, partly because such letters have a reputation for being illegitimate.
6 - The marriage date always goes back to the day before the deceased spouse died.
7 - Even if the couple were engaged and had published banns, a posthumous marriage won't automatically happen, partly because living engaged couples can (and do) change their minds at the last minute.
8 - A posthumous marriage can also be denied based on the testimony of a trustworthy individual. The judge’s role is to make sure that the paperwork has been properly filled out. The judge cannot change or question the authority of the documents.
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Miners Transportation System
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| Miners Transportation System Young employees taking a joy ride |
Kimberly Diamond Mine in the Northern Province of South Africa was the diamond epicenter back in 1869 until it finally shut down in 1914. Workers devised this system to transport workers to the dig site.
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Store Security
Before alarm systems, Macy's Department Store in New York City used dogs like the Doberman Pinscher to guard their premises. Known for their high pitch bark that equally matched their fierceness, they were able to scare off even the boldest trespasser.
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Painting Tall Buildings
In 1926, these painters were painting the Woolworth Building in New York City. Buildings were sometimes painted to give them a more presentable appearance, but it wasn't typical to paint all of them. This practice was seen mostly among the wealthier companies.
Usually when we look up from ground level and see these guys, we know them as professional window washers hanging by a crane.
But on this day, perhaps they doubled as painters. The picture is iconic mostly because it was preserved so well and it wasn't everyday in 1926 that one saw men hanging off the side of a tall building.
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