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Completely Random but Really Interesting

Who is Mr. Cox?

G. P. South Architecture

 

Completely Random but Really Interesting:

Slavery doesn't exist anymore, right? Find out where it is and what can be done!- http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0309/feature1/

Hopefully, you're not one of these teens- http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/education/elusive_adulthood.htm

Stop Dihydrogen Monoxide before it's too late!- http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

Court TV- http://courttv.com/

Slate Online- http://slate.msn.com/

Detroit Free Press- http://www.freep.com/

Mark the hours on your home computer with Big Ben!-  http://web.ukonline.co.uk/kpj.jones/

Something You Should Know (Excerpts from Interesting Books)- http://www.somethingyoushouldknow.net/index.htm

Even though Volvo is the official car of Grosse Pointe, Mr. Cox did not have much luck with his V70, aka the "Swedish Nightmare."  This is where he spent most of his time when not grading essays or planning lessons.

Documents that some people don't want you to know about- http://www.thememoryhole.org/

Fun with words!  The Wordplay Website- http://www.fun-with-words.com/index.html

Former Federal Communications Chairman N. R. Minow declares television "a vast wasteland" (in 1961!)- http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_194.html

Rearview Mirror- Search old editions of the Detroit News- http://info.detnews.com/history/

Burma-Shave signs (Ask dad or grandpa, they'll know)- http://www.fiftiesweb.com/burma.htm

Timeline of the 20th Century- http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa110900a.htm

. . . with a 100% chance of darkness by nightfall . . . http://www.weather.com/weather/svrtenday/48230