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Fun stories to write about11/28/2023 ![]() ![]() He believed the Earth was made up of several spheres, and that there were openings at the North and South poles that could be used to get inside the Earth and explore its hollow interior. He had been touring the country and giving lectures about his theory of a hollow Earth. The proposal was made by an American army officer named John Cleves Symmes, Jr. Image source: Wikimedia, Image credit: John Cleves Symmes, Jr./Wikimedia Part of the plan was to meet the race of people living inside the earth and to conduct trade with them. ( 1, 2) 5 In the 1820s, John Quincy Adams approved an expedition to the center of the Earth. This enabled the election of a single, new pope, Martin V. It finally ended in 1417 when a special council was created and given the authority to strip the rival popes of their titles. This period of rival popes became known as the “Western Schism.” So in 1409, the Church tried to solve the problem by electing a third pope which only confused matters further. The popes were asked to mutually resign or allow a council to select which one should be named the true pope. This created a lot of confusion for Catholics and hurt the reputation of the Church. The two rival popes both claimed they were the real pope and the other was illegitimate. In 1378, the cardinals of the Catholic Church were unhappy with the newly elected pope, so they elected a different one. ![]() But when making their request, the soldiers used their code name for mortar shells, which was “Tootsie Rolls.” The person on the other end of the radio took it literally, and when the airdrop arrived it was filled with actual Tootsie Rolls. So, they used a radio to ask for more ammo. In his memoirs, Patton wrote that when he revisited the town 26 years later, “The grave of that national hero, “Abandoned Rear,” was still maintained by the natives.” ( 1, 2) 2 In 1950 during the Korean War, some US Marines ran out of mortar rounds. The last soldier to use the pit had made a cross-like sign that said “Abandoned Rear.” When Patton realized the mayor had mistaken a makeshift toilet for the grave of a soldier, he chose not to correct him. It turned out it was a latrine pit that had recently been covered with dirt. Patton wasn’t aware of any casualties among his men, so he went with the mayor to visit the grave. One day in 1917, the mayor came to Patton weeping and asking why Patton hadn’t mentioned that a soldier had died. It happened in the French town of Bourg, where Patton’s Tank Brigade Headquarters was located. Patton wrote about the incident in his memoirs. ![]()
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