Frida Had Polio (Pt. 1)
At the age of six, Frida Kahlo was stricken with polio. It affected her right leg. She spent nine months in bed. “‘It all began with a horrible pain in my right leg from the muscle downward,” she...
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What did Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and rock sensation Elvis Presley have in common? They both had twin brothers who died. Diego Rivera and his twin brother Carlos were born on December 8, 1886 in...
View ArticleA Little Remedy Against Indian Arrows
Here is an article that appeared in an 1840 Texas newspaper: A little remedy against Indian arrows: Take about 16 or 24 sheets of common blotting paper; lay between them some thin layers of cotton or...
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