#Mark Twain

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Source: Bored Panda Like many kids, I marveled at the boyhood adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as I read these classic American novels. I remember being shocked at the brutal nature of the times, the violence, alcoholism and racism that put my comfortable life into sharp perspective.

Source: Good News Network 40 years ago, on this day, snow fell in the Sahara Desert for the only time in recorded history. The snowstorm lasted a half hour. (1979) MORE Good News on this Date: Hindus and Hare Krishnas commemorate the day Lord Krishna left his body (3102 BC) The First Academy

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Source: Good News Network 90 years ago today, Mickey Mouse first appeared on the big screen in the animated film Steamboat Willie. The cartoon character drawn—and voiced—by animator Walt Disney eventually became the company’s celebrated mascot. In this black-and-white 7-minute movie, the first