--- On Fri, 4/6/10, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >Josef Mengele had a PhD from the University of Munich. He's still listed on >their page of notable alumni. >http://www.nndb.com/edu/705/000068501/ But is this their page or someone else's? And is the link to http://www.nndb.com/people/765/000087504/ theirs? As well as, in a roll-call of what they are "Known for" that elsewhere includes "Discovered X-Rays" and "Extreme Balloonist", giving M's claim to fame as being "The Angel of Death", the linked biog concentrates solely on the fact - "Mengele had swallowed mustache hair in sufficient quantity to form a hair ball (Tricho-bezoar) which prevented the natural elimination of feces except with the aid of his index-finger." Some people..and a similar condition in die fuerhrer might explain why so many had stuck their fingers there on humanitarian grounds. D Refusing to shake hands with the bearded Belfast ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html