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1.  Secret Cardinals The College of Cardinals is made up of about 120 senior bishops from around the world whom the Pope has chosen to elect his replacement.  Upon the death or resignation of the Pope, they meet in Rome to elect a new one, almost always from among their own ranks.  Only cardinals under the age of 80 may vote.  However, what most people don’t know is that there are a handful of bishops throughout the world whom the pope has secretly chosen as cardinals.  For a variety of reasons, usually out of concern for security, the Pope chooses not to reveal their names, sometimes even to the men themselves.  This is most common when the cardinal resides in a country where he may face reprisals from his government or face other types of persecution.  The late Pope John Paul II secretly elevated four bishops to cardinals.  One of them was from China, another from Latvia, and one from the Ukraine. Their identities were revealed near or after...

10 That famous American flag only stood for a few hours. One of the iconic images of the first lunar landing is that of Buzz Aldrin standing next to an American flag that was specially made for the moon’s low gravity. However, the sad fate of that flag was that it was knocked over a few hours later when he and Neil Armstrong took off to head back to the command module. After Aldrin hit the button to fire the rocket to take him and Armstrong back into lunar orbit, he looked out the window and watched as the rocket blast blew everything away, including the famous flag. Interestingly, the flags that are still standing on the moon, placed there by astronauts who walked far away enough for them to avoid being knocked over by the rocket blast, have all turned white. After being bombarded with unfiltered sunlight and radiation for more than forty years, they have lost their red and blue. 9 One astronaut conducted unauthorized ESP experiments. During the Apollo 14 mission, unbeknowns...

                10.  In the Bedroom - 2001 Directed by Todd Field                 This fantastic film takes viewers into the home of the parents of a young man named Frank who was murdered by his girlfriend’s ex-husband.  As the killer walks free due to lack of evidence, the parents (beautifully played by Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson) agonize over how to move on with their lives.  As they become alienated from the world and from each other, Frank’s father contemplates taking matters into his own hands to achieve justice.  The film is an emotional roller coaster, devoid of any macho Hollywood posturing and gratuitous violence.  In the Bedroom leaves viewers in a tortured state, wondering how far one should go to get justice, and whether the pain of loss can ever be alleviated.  9. Minority Repor...