A woman was preparing a pasta dish for a dinner party she was giving. In her haste, however, she forgot to refrigerate the spaghetti sauce, and it sat on the …

A lumberjack bought a brand-new chainsaw and was told it could cut down at least 100 trees a day. But on the first day, he only managed to cut down 25 trees. The next day he tried harder and finally…

A blackboard in a ninth-grade health classroom was covered with the names and locations of the major bones and muscles of the human body. The diagram stayed on the board throughout the…

G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible….

In his autobiography, Breaking Barriers, syndicated columnist Carl Rowan tells about a teacher, Miss Thompson, who greatly influenced his life. One day during class, she shared a quote from the world-renowned architect Daniel Burnham that resonated with Rowan…

Years ago, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defected from Russia to flee communism. This was a huge development in the Cold War – and many on both sides were startled. Upon meeting reporters in New York, she told them…

A story is told of Yogi Berra, the well known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at that time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. The teams were playing in the World Series, and as usual, Yogi was…

Babe Ruth was nearing the end of one of his last full major league games. It was the Braves versus the Reds in Cincinnati. The great Ruth was no longer as agile as he had once been. He fumbled the ball and threw badly. In one inning alone his errors were responsible for most of the five runs scored by Cincinnati….

William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State in Woodrow Wilson’s Cabinet, was one day interviewing a man who was seeking a diplomatic post in China. Bryan was known for the high standards he had for diplomats, so the interview was fairly grueling…

Several years ago, migratory birds in the U. S. were tagged on the foot by the Department of the Interior with metal strips reading, “Wash. Biol. Surv” for Washington Biological Survey…