Missing His Home
At this point, Gregory hadn’t seen his mother or biological siblings in nearly four years. He was determined to persevere if it meant being able to see them once again. That was when he came up with an idea…
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After Four Grueling Years, He Finally Outsmarted His Stepmother
The More You Know
- Agatha Christie said she came up with many of her book plots while sitting in her bathtub while eating apples.
- A Scarlet Macaw can live up to 80 years.
- The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
- War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.