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Friday, February 29, 2008

Lying Expediently: Hillary on Her Supposed Namesake, Sir Edmund Hillary

Snopes.com discusses Hillary Clinton's public claim in 1995 that her mother named her after the famed mountain climber, Sir Edmund Hillary. Turns out, Hillary Clinton was born 6 years after Sir Edmund became world famous for reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

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Toothdigger's Patron Saint

St. Agapius

Feastday: November 20 & August 19

Martyr and valiant defender of the faith. A Christian in Caesarea, Palestine, Agapius was taken prisoner in the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. Three times he suffered imprisonment for the faith, released after enduring torture each time. Arrested a fourth, he was offered a pardon if he denied Christ. When he refused, he was penned up with a wild boar. The animal inflicted severe damage on him but did not kill him, so officials drowned him the next day (a stone was tied to his ankle, and he was thrown overboard into the sea.)

Source: Catholic Online