Edmond DeRousse's Blog – August 2015 Archive (4)

Urban legends and ghost stories are part of our culture. It is in our nature to explore the eerie and spooky. We have an insatiable craving for stories that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Well, let me tell you a tale that not many have heard of. It is the story of Mad Myrtle. Like many legends, there could be more than one version. This legend, though, originated somewhere in the Tri-State area where the infamous Tri-state Tornado of 1925 took place.…

Of course, we all know that we use our brain to solve problems and make critical decisions. But did you know that sometimes our mind plays tricks on us? Here are some examples you might find interesting.

False Memories

Yes, that’s right…false memories. All of us have special memories that we keep close to our heart and mind. We even replay them over and over at times. But are you aware that we can create memories without them ever occurring in the…

Mona Lisa. The world famous portrait of a woman with the mysterious smile is surely one of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most intriguing, well-praised, and well-studied work of art. Mona Lisa, who has been the object of study by scholars for more than 5 centuries, serves as an inspiration, and it continues to lure spectators to this day.

So, what’s the secret behind the smile? It sure looks like she knows something we don’t doesn’t she? Well, there are certainly many theories and studies that…

When I was growing up, my hometown of Sparta, Illinois, had two very prominent industries. They were coal mining and printing. Both provided a good standard of living for its workers.



One, though, had the distinction of being the innovator and the single largest producer of its product in the world. That belonged to our printing industry. It was known to the world as World Color Press. We simply referred to it as the “Comic Book Factory”.



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