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5 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know About The NYC Subway On October 27, 1904, the New York City subway opened, providing rapid transit for tired local residents. Here are 5 shocking facts you probably didn't know about the subway system in the Big Apple... A Subway Ride Initially Cost a Nickel When the first subway in New York opened, it cost a nickel to ride, then went to a dime and 15 cents. Because the turnstiles couldn’t take two coins, this is when brass tokens were used to pay the fare, and the tokens were in service for half a century until 2003, when MetroCards were introduced. It took nearly 10 years for people to finish using up their tokens, and the MTA ended up stuck with 60 million of them. Strangely, no one seems to know what happened to all those tokens. The Worst NYC Subway Accident Happened in 1918 On November 1, 1918, after a day of work, hundreds of passengers were aboard the Brooklyn subway train in Lower Manhattan and expected an uneventful ride home. However, 28 minutes after leaving the station at Park Row, the train rounded a curve near the Flatbush station, struck an abutment and crashed. Almost 100 people died and 150 passengers were injured, which was not only the worst subway accident but also the worst train wreck in the history of America. More People Pass Through The NYC Subway Every Single Day Than Live in All of Denmark 5.8 million people ride the subway every day, 0.2 million more than live in Denmark. We still pale in comparison to Tokyo, though -- its annual ridership (3.334 billion) is nearly twice as large as ours (1.708 billion). Although that's still equivalent to every single person in the USA riding on the subway approximately five and a half times a year. A Teenager Once Hijacked a Train to Take a Joy Ride Parents tend to get upset when their teen takes their car for a joyride, but Keron Thomas’s parent must have gotten really upset because their 16-year-old son took the A train instead. Thomas drove the train for more than three hours throughout New York City. Fortunately, he was a smart boy who studied the MTA manuals beforehand. No one was harmed, but Thomas was arrested for his dangerous stunt and picked up the nickname “Train.” A Scientist Had His Laboratory in One of the Subway Stations No, it wasn’t Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future, but an Austrian scientist named Victor Hess who kept his laboratory down in the 191st Street subway station at Washington Heights. He purposely wanted to use the deepest station because he was measuring radioactivity in the granite deposits between the 180-foot deep station and Fort Tyron Park. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936 for his efforts in discovering cosmic radiation.

I did not cook anything up, I only went by what you said. You stated you felt that Rachel was correct. Now, for the record I will alway stand and speak about obedience. For as the promise I understand it was originally given to the Adams in the Garden. Now, I agree with what you are saying can I say THE HOLY SPIRIT is THE ONE who assist us. We have to stop sinning ourselves but HE gives us strength as we continue to pray and choose to do right because like you said through love. Then by doing right we become changed daily until we completely stop sinning. Then THE HOLY SPIRIT seals us and YAHSHUA RIGHTEOUSNESS is given and we stand before THE FATHER and THE SON by THEIR grace our names remain in the Book of LIFE! That all I wanted to add if you don't mind? Blessings!

Blessed Man: Let me explain: To them that are without law, as without law, here Paul is explaining to the Greek Gentiles, who, were not without secular or civil laws that the majority of nations of that time are governed by. However, they did not know or understand the written law of Moses. The apostle Paul was explaining that YAHSHUA came and died and they were no longer like him, been Judaeans, a tribe of IsraEL, at one time was continually under the law of sacrifices. However, Paul showed the Greek their circumcision was now through the heart. They still was required because their bodies were now their Temple, this is where THE MOST HIGH dwell, they still need to eat the right kind of food not being without the Law of YAHWEH. This Law was also THE MOST HIGH Moral Law. Paul continue to explained that though THE MESSIAH had delivered them from the curse and condemnation of sin, sacrifices of animals or works could never take away sin, only THE MESSIAH'S BLOOD by faith through grace. Yet obedience was still required to the Law of YAHWEH! Under the Law to THE MESSIAH is now love, which humble them and brings them back to THE FATHER those who were not under the law of Moses could also gain life and salvation. They now love to keep the Law of THE MOST HIGH knowing they are by faith in the hands of THE MESSIAH. They know through HIS Testimony with humble gratitude to HIM, received by HIM the blessings of grace through faith, will return to THE MOST HIGH and hear and obey HIS Word which is keeping HIS Commandments. That is what I was referring to all the saints and I should have given Rev. 14:12 instead of Rev 12:17. It was my mistake and I am sorry! Blessings!

I have heard that here is a formula that people use for that, but can't even begin to remember what it was!!

? Did eat them ? Jer 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

My hairdresser, who has cousins in Arkansas, says the best product to erase skunk smell on dogs is Massengill feminine hygine douche. That's funny!! I'll have to try it next time.

One thing that hit me while looking at the definitions of Satan and Devil, was that other people are not our enemies. Satan and his angels - they are the enemy. People are just ignorantly or stupidly being used by our Enemy.

5 Things You Didn't Know About The Shootout at The OK Corral On October 26, 1881, the infamous shootout at the OK Corral occurred at Tombstone in the Arizona Territory. Here are 5 things you probably didn't know about this famous gun battle in the Old West... The OK Corral Wasn’t Where the Shootout Happened Nope, the shootout didn’t happen inside or even next to the eponymous corral. Shots were exchanged in a vacant lot on Fremont Street, down the road from the corral’s rear entrance. It was the movie, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, that brought the shootout to the public’s attention. Movie executives probably thought the name sounded better than trying to explain where the gunfight really took place. No One Really Knows How the Shootout Occurred Historians aren’t so sure what went down during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Earp brothers and their friend Doc Holliday claimed afterwards that they were trying to disarm the cowboys, who were illegally carrying firearms when the cowboys opened fire. The surviving cowboys alleged that they were fully cooperating and had even raised their hands in the air when the lawmen started indiscriminately shooting them at point blank range. Witnesses to the event weren’t exactly helpful because their testimonies conflicted, and to further complicate matters, the transcript of the ensuing murder trial was destroyed in a fire. The truth is, we may never know for sure who provoked the shootout. Wyatt Earp Wasn’t Really The Hero of The Shootout Wyatt Earp went down in history as the central figure of the gunfight. In reality, his brother Virgil was far more experienced than him in combat and shootout situations. Virgil Earp had served during the Civil War in the Illinois infantry and had a lot of experience handling a gun, even shooting a man in the head from a distance with a Henry rifle, while his brother, Wyatt, was less experienced. Later, Virgil Earp was shot in the back from an ambush with a triple load of buckshot, and a few months later, another Earp brother, Morgan, was killed in a similar ambush. The Gunfight Only Lasted 30 Seconds Yup, the dramatic confrontation that left three men dead and three wounded lasted less than a minute. In that span, around 30 shots were fired. The movie Gunfight at the O.K. Corral dramatized the shootout, showing the men heavily armed and engaged in a fight that spanned minutes. In reality, each man carried only a revolver apiece and in the confusion, nobody could be sure who fired the fatal shots. They Made Movies About It Of the many filmed versions of the October 26, 1881, O.K. Corral shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was one of the most elaborate and star-studded. In the 1957 film, Burt Lancaster plays Wyatt Earp, the renowned lawman, while Kirk Douglas is the consumptive gambler (and gunfighter) Doc Holliday. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Recording. The film was a big hit and earned $4.7 million on its first run and $6 million on re-release.

I see that no one has commented on this. I wonder how many have read the document from start to finish? There are some points made in the document, regarding how our identity is "negotiated" within the church; but this paper defines it more narrowly, by limiting said phenomena to just gays/homosexuals. I actually dont agree with the general tenor of this paper, for the simple reason that its not really verifiable, as in empirically proven. It would be much more believable had it included the fact that almost everyone goes through this "negotiating" of identity when we join a church; it seems too narrowly defined by limiting it to just a small segment of people in one country. I have long-questioned why the Church singles out LGBTQs so differently, than they do, or typically do from all the others on "the list." Yes, there is an official list in scripture. So why the constant rant about just one of them? We conveniently leave out, and especially leave out liars, adulterers, thieves, and many others on that list. THAT is an "identity" worth fighting about

I heard that tomato juice is good for getting rid of skunk smell? My Mom used it on me once when I had a run in with a skunk, as a little boy. I don't remember if it worked, I just remember how great everyone thought I was for surviving that lol

We had a family of skunks living under our deck several years ago. One of my neighbors shot the mom, who immediately ran under our deck, squirted skunk stink all over and then died, mixing the smell of death with skunk stink. Even though we excavated under our deck and got the dead skunk out within the week, our house stunk for several months - especially after a good rain. AAHHH, country living!

? Prisoners of hope Zec 9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Picasso_2 On October 25, 1881, the legendary artist Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. Contact your inner muse, and check out these shocking fact you might not know about one of the most important artists of the 20th century... He Was Questioned in the Theft of the Mona Lisa In 1911, art thieves dressed as handymen were in the Louvre after closing hours and stole Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, the Mona Lisa. Poet Guillaume Apollinaire, a member of Picasso’s entourage, told police he had previously sold stolen art pieces to the artist, and afterward, the artist had taken two stolen Iberian pieces that he had bought and sent them to the journal that had published the story about the theft. Picasso was tried in court for stealing art from the Louvre but was crying hysterically and changed his story so much that the case was dismissed, and the real thieves of the Mona Lisa were apprehended later. Picasso Was a Prolific Artist Picasso was the best-known modern artist of the 20th century and lived to be 91, producing an estimated 50,000 artworks during his lifetime. In addition to 1,885 paintings, he made 1,228 sculptures and around 12,000 drawings. In addition, he produced 2,880 ceramic pieces and an unimaginable number of prints, rugs, and tapestries. His Legal Name Wasn’t Really Picasso Pablo Picasso’s real name was much longer than two simple words; his full name was Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso. His last name was Ruiz, but he chose to go by his mother’s name Picasso, which is Italian. He explained it to a fellow artist that the name Picasso resonated more and was more uncommon than Ruiz, so that is why he chose it. More Picasso Paintings Have Been Stolen than Those of Any Other Artist Art Loss Register, a database of lost, stolen, and found artworks, lists more than 1,000 works by Picasso as either stolen, disputed as to ownership, or lost. In 2015, 271 works by Picasso were recovered from a garage owned by a handyman for the painter, who said they had been a gift from Picasso’s wife, Jaqueline, between 1970 and 1972. The artworks were turned over to an administration that was established for the descendants of the famous cubist. Guernica Was Picasso’s Most Famous Painting In 1937, Picasso painted his most famous artwork, Guernica, in response to the Nazi’s bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The painting, done in shades of white, blue, and black, features a rampaging bull, which represents darkness and brutality. The horse in the painting, he said, was representative of the people living in the town.

? Given to hospitality Rom 12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Nothing you said in this most matters a hill of beans! Not even one bean! I don't care what kind of special papers and figurings they found under what rock or in some cave. Who needs any of that? Satan was an expert at quoting scripture; yet making it completely contradictory because He would quote it out of context, or give only half a quote. It is also common knowledge that one does not have to be some sort of "expert" in Greek, Hebrew, or anything else to understand God's Word. That is catholic/adventist codswallop! We have enough trouble with even just one verse, such as "love one another," So what on earth do we need all of those hundreds of verses for and all of the Hebrew and Greek if we cant even understand and live just that one verse!? There is NO SUCH THING as an expert in Bible study! Its all based on personal experience with Jesus and His Word: (1 John 1:1-3) We have way too many "original language" professing to be "scholars" and weighing down the true seekers of God and His glory: "we know the real truth. listen to our original language loftiness and our religious promenade of piety:" "under the law," is not some kind of buffet religion where we just need to spout off a "better" interpretation than the next guy. Jesus asked 308 questions in just the four gospels alone and in every one of those questions He was seeking a way to give voice to everyone, no matter what their level of faith or understanding was - and Jesus especially did this with the ones that we would say NO to! And the ones that He knew would NOT agree with Him.

Thank you all. You are praying for my younger brother who had a stroke last Sabbath. His language center was hit, verbal expressive and verbal comprehension. For him it's like he has been dropped in China and doesn't speak Chinese. He is a very healthy active guy. No heart problems. Family is mystified as to why. He is agnostic. He is staying right now with my sister who is an avid atheist. I've been praying for them for 40 years, since I became a believer. I see this situation as ripe for a miracle, but the LORD must do things in His time, in His way. They must exhaust all human efforts, before the supernatural would appear as such.