Random Thought

So, in cruising the web this morning, looking for interest that would hold me long enough to write something worth reading, I happened upon an article written by April Holloway of Ancient Origins . I usually tend to enjoy her articles, they seem to be thoughtful and researched and if someone questions her facts she is usually willing to support her ideas and engage in constructive dialogue and if there is any conflict she seems willing to note it and even updates her articles accordingly. via abovetopsecret.com This article states, that basically a poor Egyptian man, for some unknown reason, is digging, without authorization, in a room in his home. The home is located in the no digging, no drilling zone of an area considered of historical significance, due to its proximity to the Giza Necropolis. After digging down about 10 meters he stumbles upon the Causeway for the Great Pyramid! WOW!  REALLY!  The Causeway that has never been found by historians or archaeologi...

Jeanne Louise Calment According to Guinness World Records, the 'oldest person ever' was 122 ; however, there are claims of others that are older than that......from Nepal to Brazil there are claims for persons living well past Ms. Calment's 122 years........ Jose Aguinelo dos Santos, has been issued a birth certificate giving his date of birth as July 7 1888 ; this would not only make him 126 years old, but also possibly the first free child born to slaves in Brazil, which had abolished slavery just 2 months before his birth. The senior home where Jose resides hopes to conduct tests which will support his age claim. In addition to Senor Santos, there is Senora Leandra Becerra Lumbreras of Mexico , reported to be 127, whom has out lived all 5 of her children and by her admission fought in the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Even more amazing is the story of Bir Narayan Chaudhuri of Nepal ; it is claimed that he was 141 when he died in 1998. As amazing as these stories ar...