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Roman creativity when it came to punishing those who murdered their fathers astounds me.

If found guilty of parricide (killing your father) in ancient Rome, you’d be sewn into a leather sack with a viper, a dog, a monkey, and a rooster then flung into a body of water to drown.  This form of punishment was known as poena cullei (from the Latin ‘punishment of the sack’). Poena cullei was…

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Anything but a banana

My two year-old son was wearing monkey pajamas. My wife asked, “What do monkey’s eat?” “Apples,” he said confidently. “No…” “Blueberries?” No,” Elysha said. “I’ll give you a hint. It’s yellow.” “Yellow Babybel cheese?” “No,” Elysha said. Charlie paused a moment. Really thought. Then answered. “Red Babybel cheese?”

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