Eric Scheske

From Reddit's TIL feature ("sub-Reddit"): "TIL George Washington forbade his troops to burn effigies of the Pope out of respect for Catholics."

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a file full

Yesterday, North Korea held its annual marathon. Congratulations to first, second and third place winner, Kim Jong Un.

H.I.F. Muslims v. Gays. Cleveland Hopkins cab drivers refuse to drive with Gay Games signage [http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/some_cleveland_hopkins_cab_dri.html#incart_m-rpt-1] . Heck, I didn't even know there was a thing known as the "Gay

From the Bottom Line Personal [http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/]: "Tornadoes are just as likely to hit states within the Deep South and Midwest as states within Tornado Alley." Tornado Alley is defined as Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

H.I.F. I've long maintained that people who lead dissolute lives are the first to accuse others of racism or some other odious trait. Theodore Dalrymple makes an observation along the same lines [http://takimag.com/article/some_questions_theodore_dalrymple/print#axzz2ymOcQnPE] . > As befits an

Autobiographical Corner The kids had Spring Break last week, so we took off on Wednesday for a quick tour of Franciscan University [http://www.franciscan.edu/] (a college visit for Jack (17)) and Pittsburgh. On the way, we stopped at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine [http://sorrowfulmothershrine.org/], in Bellevue, Ohio,

"The hour overflows with supernatural power. In these last days it is as if Jesus were gathering strength on strength preparing for the ultimate." Romano Guardini, The Lord

Giant eyes made from granite. Six in one plaza. Each one cost $50,000.

A math blogger says he's figured out “the world's favorite number.” It turns out that it's “7.” The least popular number? The fake phone number you get when you tell a girl you're a math blogger.