Belle Starr, born Myra Belle Shirley in Missouri, grew up to become a cattle rustler and bandit.

But her bad rap was partly the fault of an unfair situation.  Belle was originally a guerrilla fighter in the Civil War.

But after the war, guerrilla troops on the Rebel side were posted as outlaws and not allowed to surrender as soldiers of a defeated army.  So, on the lam and already unrespectable, she took to a life of crime:  stealing horses and participating in hold-ups.

In 1880, she married Sam Starr, a Cherokee renegade, and their Arkansas farm, which was on an Indian reservation, became a hideout for Jesse James and other fugitives.

In 1889, she was shot in the back.  Some say the killer was her own son.

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Here is yet another fast food urban legend.  Now with the rat from the chicken restaurant you can get…

This girl was really in a hurry one day so she just stopped off at a taco joint and got a soft taco and ate it on the way home.  Well that night she noticed her jaw was kind of tight and swollen.

The next day it was a little worse so she went to her doctor.  He said she was just having an allergic reaction to something and gave her some cream to rub on her jaw to help.

After a couple of days the swelling had just gotten worse and she could hardly move her jaw.  She went back to her doctor to see what was wrong.  Her doctor had no idea so he started to run some test.  They scrubbed out the inside of her mouth to get tissue samples and they also took some saliva samples.  Well, they found out what was wrong.

Apparently her soft taco had a pregnant roach in it!!!!  The eggs then somehow got into her saliva glands and, well, she was incubating them.  They had to remove a couple layers of her inner mouth to get all the eggs out.  If they hadn’t of figured out what was going on the eggs would have hatched inside the lining of her mouth!

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If you are traveling and find you have bought to many souvenirs to bring back with in the luggage you have bought try stopping by a charity store such as Goodwill or a thrift shop.

You can often pick up a large suitcase there for just a few dollars.

Then donate it back to a charity once you get home for a tax deduction.

If you think you are going to do some serious shopping before hand look for a duffel bag that folds up into a small pouch that won’t take up too much room in your luggage and avoid the no where to put it problem all together!

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I am so sick of people who feel the need to “compete” with you.

So what if I have a new computer or a new car.  Does that mean you need to buy a newer computer or car?

So what?  You paid more!  Or you had to finance the darn thing!  I didn’t.

I am no better or worse than you, and vice versa.  I don’t care to compete .  .  .

I just want to live my life and enjoy what God has given me.  Thank you for letting me get that off my chest.

- Kirsten

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Elena Haas was well known to the Gestapo during World War II.

In 1944, armed with a submachine gun, she led a raid that destroyed a vital and heavily guarded bridge.

In several other raids, she destroyed Nazi supplies and ammunition and killed many Nazis.

Unfortunately, this modern woman warrior was killed in a guerrilla raid against an airfield in January 1945.

According to accounts by those in her unit who survived, she continued to fire her gun at the enemy even as she collapsed from her wound.

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If winter fun is on your vacation agenda then Maine should definitely be on your planner.

There is so much to see and do there you may find yourself extending your vacation!  Skiing, snowmobiling, moose watching, fishing and great food in the moutons to the west!

Rangeley, Maine the area home to Saddleback Ski Area.  Saddleback “the uncrowded” mountain boasts the highest base elevation and lowest ticket prices of any major ski area in New England.

It is a great place for all the above and if you go there a stop at OUR PLACE CAFE is a must do!  This home style eatery is located on Richardson Street and features some of the best home cooking around.  After you’re done eating, enjoy the Rangeley Lake or one of the many things to do in this area.

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Have you ever known someone who seems to suck up all your time?  I have.

I have a friend who is consistently late to every activity we’ve planned together.

If she’s supposed to meet me at nine, I can expect that she won’t start getting ready until that time and won’t be out the door until twelve!!!

She’ll ask me to come pick her up, promising me she’s ready to go, and when I do- I end up waiting two hours or longer for her to put her makeup on.

Finally, when we do go out, she talks over everything I say and interrupts to talk about her collections.

Just say “NO!”  to the time leech!

 - Aubrey

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Hemophilia does not only affect males.  The carriers of this disease can also exhibit many of the symptoms of hemophilia.  The Symptomatic Carriers can also take medications to help them with their symptoms.  Although most hemophiliacs have some clotting ability, there are three different levels of clotting factors:  Mild, Moderate and Severe.  Mild hemophiliacs have greater than 5% of the normal factor level.  Moderate hemophiliacs have 1-5% and Severe hemophiliacs have less than 1%.

With the medications that are available today for the treatment of hemophilia, most hemophiliacs do live very normal lives.  Unfortunately, the medications they take are derived from human blood products.  Therefore, they are also subject to any new diseases that have the ability to travel in the blood system.

- Angie B.  (Thanks Angie!  We did further research and you’re right.  Also, as most male hemophiliacs now survive to father children, there is increased possibility of having a female child with hemophilia.)

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Mathilda “Ma” Hunkel, a.k.a.  The Red Tornado, was one of the first female superheroes and the very first female to become a member of the famous “Justice Society of America.”

Appearing in “All-American Comics” in 1939, Ma was the mother of Scribbly, a boy cartoonist who appeared in a humorous series by Sheldon Mayer. In issue 20 of the All-American, Ma stole the spotlight from her son when, inspired by his hero-worship of the male superhero Green Lantern, she donned a pair of red longjohns, a cape, and a saucepan to become “Red Tornado.”

As Red Tornado, she successfully fought a criminal protection racket that was plaguing the neighborhood.

Unfortunately, when the male superheros first met to form the famous “Justice Society of America,” Red Tornado wasn’t invited.  She crashed the meeting anyway, entering through a window.

Ma Hunkel never participated in a Justice Society case, but her presence at the meeting was enough to earn her membership in the JSA and make her the first female JSA member.  The second female member was the more-famous Wonder Woman.

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There was a brunette walking toward her farm with chickens in a bag.

She ran into a blonde.

The blonde asked,”If I guess how many chickens you have can I have one?”

“Sure,” said the brunette,”shoot, if you guess right you can have both of them!”

The blonde said,”45?”

 - Thanks Crystal!

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