The date was January 10, the year 49 BC.  The place: the banks of the Rubicon River on the northern border of Italy.  A victorious Julius Caesar stared across the river where rested Roman soil.  By Senatorial order, he had been told to disband his army after his conquests in Gaul and return to civilian life.  Sensing a one time chance for power, Caesar knew that if he crossed the river with his loyal army, there would be no turning back.  He would either become a dictator of Rome, or fail ...

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A girl was driving with her father when they came upon a big storm brewing. “The storm looks bad should I pull over?” The girl asked her father. “Keep driving,” her father said.  The storm started to worsen and some other cars started to pull over. “Should I stop now?” Asked the girl. “Keep driving,” her father told her.  Eventually most cars had stopped and pulled over as the storm raged. “Surely I should pull over now?” The girl asked. “No keep driving,” the father said again.  Finall...