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The picture represents the famous trial by combat between the dog "Dragon" and the Chevalier Richard Macaire, the murderer of its master, Aubri de Mondidier, which occurred in the year 1371. The assassination took place in the Forest of Bondy, and the dog not only showed the spot in the forest where the body of his master was buried, but singled out the murderer. The King granted a judicial combat between the dog and the suspected man, in which the dog came off completely victorious. ]]> History of France http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry111205-180248 History Jokes and Funny Stories Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:02:48 GMT Shaving mill (18th century invention) http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry111201-175959



This is a remarkable 18th century invention called a shaving mill. Up to 60 men can get a clean shave in just one minute! It may seem impractical at first, but imagine if you had a garrison of soldiers? ]]> Inventions and Curious Things http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry111201-175959 History Jokes and Funny Stories Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:59:59 GMT Doctors and teachers http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry101128-181259
Athenaeus, in Wise Men at Dinner says: If there were no doctors, there would be nothing more stupid than teachers. ]]> Ancient history jokes and anecdotes, Greek and Roman http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry101128-181259 History Jokes and Funny Stories Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:12:59 GMT Demotivational quote from Epictetus http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100825-121149
Epictetus, Discourses. Book IV

Interestingly, the second part of this quote is a lot more practical, when not fraught with the burden of a philosophical analogy. ]]> Ancient history jokes and anecdotes, Greek and Roman, Famous funny quotes and sayings http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100825-121149 History Jokes and Funny Stories Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:11:49 GMT Make him laugh http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100817-142705 American history in jokes,anecdotes and funny facts, Jokes and anecdotes of famous people http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100817-142705 History Jokes and Funny Stories Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:27:05 GMT Cossack Logic http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100412-171949 Famous funny quotes and sayings http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100412-171949 History Jokes and Funny Stories Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:19:49 GMT Matters of religion http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100408-182713 Famous funny quotes and sayings, Jokes and funny Stories about Kings and Queens, royal history http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100408-182713 History Jokes and Funny Stories Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:27:13 GMT Famous quote about the British Empire with a clever addendum http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100303-234558
From "The Jest Book"]]> British humor, history of England, Famous funny quotes and sayings http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry100303-234558 History Jokes and Funny Stories Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:45:58 GMT Ted Williams - baseball player for the Boston Red Sox http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry090520-204147
Ted Williams was an avid fisherman and was very knowledgable on the subject. He once told a Boston sportswriter that there was noone who knew more about fishing than he did. The writer replied, "Sure there is. God, who made the fish." "Yeah, all right," conceded Williams. "But you had to go pretty far back."]]> American history in jokes,anecdotes and funny facts, Humorous Stories about Sports and Games http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry090520-204147 History Jokes and Funny Stories Wed, 20 May 2009 19:41:47 GMT Mae West-American actress (1930's) http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry090520-204051
When asked how she was so familiar with the ways of men, Mae West responded, "Baby, I went to night school".]]> American history in jokes,anecdotes and funny facts, Art History Jokes and Anecdotes http://history.inrebus.com/index.php?entry=entry090520-204051 History Jokes and Funny Stories Wed, 20 May 2009 19:40:51 GMT