tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post8611172754462462998..comments2024-03-25T21:14:49.666-04:00Comments on Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): Joel Swagmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-52327563338767235722017-12-05T00:41:32.945-05:002017-12-05T00:41:32.945-05:00Thanks for the comment Whisky. It's always gr...Thanks for the comment Whisky. It's always great when someone else finds also these Interesting Random Facts to be interesting.<br /><br />I remember this little factiod from an article I read in Time Magazine way back in my adolescence. I forget what the article was about--crime, or over-population, or memory, or something... But for whatever reason, this little factoid stuck in my mind even though I forget the rest of the article.<br />(I also remember the writer of the article commentating that, as much as we wish to repudiate the act, we have to admit that it worked--the guy got what he wanted. His name is still remembered.)<br /><br />Recently I was teaching one of my classes about the 7 wonders of the ancient world. (It came up in one of the textbooks we were using). And we watched a video on it, in which the video said that the Temple of Artemis (one of the original 7 wonders) was destroyed by an intentionally set fire. And I thought to myself, "Hey, I wonder if it's that same guy I remember reading about in Time Magazine all those years ago." And I searched Wikipedia, and.... sure enough.<br />Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-83414767339705261022017-12-04T06:32:30.834-05:002017-12-04T06:32:30.834-05:00That is interesting -- this is the first I've ...That is interesting -- this is the first I've heard of the guy.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.com