(Ocean Robbins) According to legend, the 18th-century British peer John Montagu (the 4th Earl of Sandwich) was such a committed gambler that he could not tear himself away from the betting table long enough to enjoy a proper meal. He instructed his servants to just stick meat between two pieces of bread so that he could eat using one hand and continue playing games of chance with the other. His invention, the sandwich (lucky for us, it didn’t end up with the name “the montagu,” or worse, perhaps, “the john”), changed the way we eat our midday meals.
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Danger ahead: 120 retired U.S. military flag officers raise alarm, say constitutional republic is in danger of being taken away by socialists and Marxists
(JD Heyes) It isn’t often that retired U.S. military officers of flag rank (generals and admirals) collectively leap into politics, so when it does happen, it’s wise for every American to pay attention, regardless of political orientation.