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December 9, 1994

On December 9, 1994, US Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders was forced to resign after when she was asked if it might be possible to reduce the spread of AIDS through a more explicit discussion of masturbation, she said, “I think… Continue reading

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March 16, 1987

On March 16, 1987, in response to the highly believed myth that Albert Einstein failed math in school, the magazine “Bostonia” published an English translation of Albert’s final high school report card from 1896. In all of the math subjects, including physics, Mr. Einstein scored the highest possible grade. The math subjects included algebra, geometry … Continue reading

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