I remember The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. I heard about it many, many years ago, and was fascinated - this illustration of it really got my imagination going at the time:
![[Image: Great-Moon-Hoax-1835-New-York-Sun-lithograph-298px.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Great-Moon-Hoax-1835-New-York-Sun-lithograph-298px.jpg)
I thought flying would be really, really cool, and it did not escape my attention that not a single one of the Moon Folk were working for their bread... I thought that might be kinda cool, too!
Aaaanndd.... UNICORNS! Who doesn't like unicorns?
I credit that story with sparking my interest in astronomy and extraterrestrial life.
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I thought flying would be really, really cool, and it did not escape my attention that not a single one of the Moon Folk were working for their bread... I thought that might be kinda cool, too!
Aaaanndd.... UNICORNS! Who doesn't like unicorns?
I credit that story with sparking my interest in astronomy and extraterrestrial life.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’