HS Student of Year + History Revised + Sensitive Pigs

Whimsical WED Whimsy

From Omaha World Herald (2/15/16): "Teen makes holiday special for each girl in his school. Every girl at one Utah high school got flowers for Valentine's Day, thanks to the generosity of a male classmate. Hayden Godfrey, 17, spent $450 on 900 carnations, ensuring that all 84 females at Sky View High School in Smithfield would get one. He handed out the flowers THU to 50 classrooms." ["Hello, this is Hayden. Prom is coming up soon. Remember me?"]

From Readers' Digest '36 Favorite Facts That Are False' (Sep 2015): 

• "Napoleon Was Short. A tall tale. At 5'6", he was slightly above avg height for a Frenchman of the time.
• "Three Wise Men. Nowhere in the Bible does it specify that there were three. [I knew that before Readers' Digest reported it. Whatever.]
• "Great Wall of China. It's not visible from space. No single human structure is visible from orbit, but you can see cities at night." [It's about time that China got taken down a peg or two.]

Political TUE . . . on WED

From Norfolk Daily New (2/16/16):  "No animals involved. An international animal advocacy group launched a protest against a New Hampshire winter carnival event billed as a 'Greased Pig on Ice' but withdrew it after learning there's no pig in the act. Instead, it involves a man on skates in a pig costume w/dollar bills tied to his tail.
      "Steve Smith, an organizer of the 100th Newport Winter Carnival, said . . . PETA launched its alert last week despite his reassurances that no pigs would be harmed during the Saturday event. PETA spokeswoman Daphna Nachminovitch said Smith did not clarify what the event would entail. She said the updated information is excellent news for pigs.
      "Smith said THU that he assured a PETA investigator in a Feb. 5 email that no animals would be harmed during the event. The group never challenged or questioned him about it before writing a detailed email alert, he said.
      "It talked about 'subjecting these highly sensitive animals to such a chaotic & violent ordeal rife w/screaming participants.' It also mentioned capturing the pigs & stuffing them into barrels." [Because if we can't save elephants from American zoos & send them back to Africa where they'll be "culled," let's make the world a better place for pigs.] *
* It is now my goal to find a way to use the word "rife" in my blog.