Temperaments of Goebbels children
 
Magda once described the temperaments of five of her children to her sister-in-law Eleanore (Ello) Quandt by describing how each would react to learning they had been deceived by their spouse:

Helga – Would seize a revolver and shoot the unfaithful husband out of hand, or at least try to.

Hilde – Would collapse altogether, sobbing and weeping, but would soon appear to be reconciled if her husband expressed remorse and swore to be faithful in the future.

Helmut – Would never believe that his wife would deceive him.

Holde – Would never quite get over the infidelity, but would be too proud to reproach her husband. Finally, through the breach of confidence on the part of her husband she would go to pieces altogether.

Hedda – On the other hand, would give a peal of laughter and say, "Come here you rascal and give me a kiss".

Glacial erratic : a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres

De Musset's sign : a condition in which there is rhythmic nodding or bobbing of the head in synchrony with the beating of the heart, in general as a result of aortic insufficiency whereby blood from the aorta regurgitates into the left ventricle due to a defect in the aortic valve

what your right hand possesses : "Ma malakat aymanukum" is a reference in the Qur'an to slaves.

The Seven Species (Hebrew: שבעת המינים‎, Shiv'at HaMinim) are seven agricultural products - two grains and five fruits - that are listed in the Hebrew Bible (Deut 8:8) as being special products of the Land of Israel.

 Hippocratic Fingers :  nail clubbing (also known as drumstick fingers and watch-glass nails) is a deformity of the fingers andfingernails associated with a number of diseases, mostly of the heart and lungs

Adipocere: wax-like organic substance formed by the anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis of fat in tissue, such as body fat in corpses

Delirium tremens; (Latin for "shaking frenzy", also referred to as DTs, "the horrors", "the bottleache", "quart mania", "ork orks", "gallon distemper", "barrel fever","the shakes") is an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813. Benzodiazepines are the treatment of choice for delirium tremens.

Satires:  a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD.

Acid Mantle:  a very fine, slightly acidic film on the surface of the skin acting as a barrier to bacteria, viruses and other potential contaminants that might penetrate the skin.

Honeypot: literally a pot, jar or other container used to store honey. But as a metaphor, a honeypot or a honeytrap may refer to espionage recruitment involving sexual seduction.

Erwin Rommel: decorated German officer, also known as Desert Fox. Well respected war hero known for being humane to POWs, disregarding orders from Hitler and had never been accused of a war crime. After he was linked to the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler, he was forced to commit suicide via cyanide in exchange for the safety of his family.

Tohu wa-Bohu: biblical Hebrew phrase meaning "the waste and the void." Describes the condition of the earth before God said "let there be light" in the Book of Genesis.

Diogenes of Sinope was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

 When Alexander the Great was coming to India he met one great man, Diogenes. In their dialogue there is one point which is relevant. Diogenes asked him, "What are you going to do after you have conquered the whole world?" Alexander said, "After I have conquered the whole world, I am going to relax, just like you." Diogenes was having a sunbath, naked. He lived naked, by the side of a river, and he was lying in the sand enjoying the morning sun and the cool breeze. Diogenes laughed and he said, "If after conquering the whole world you are just going to relax like me, why not relax right now? Is conquering the whole world a precondition for relaxation? I have not conquered the whole world." Alexander felt embarrassed because what he was saying was right.

Then Diogenes said, "Why are you wasting your life in conquering the world -- only to relax, finally, just like me. This bank of the river is big enough, you can come, your friends can come. It is miles long and the forest is beautiful. And I don't possess anything. If you like the place where I am lying down, I can change!" 

Alexander said, "Perhaps you are right, but first I have to conquer the world." Diogenes said, "It is up to you. But remember one thing: have you ever thought that there is no other world? Once you have conquered this world, you will be in difficulty." It is said that Alexander became immediately sad. He said, "I have never thought about it. It makes me feel very sad that I am so close to conquering the world ... and I am only thirty-three, and there is no other world to conquer."

 Diogenes said, "But you were thinking to relax. If there was another world, I think first you would conquer that and then relax. You will never relax because you don't understand a simple thing about relaxation -- it's either now or never. If you understand it, lie down, throw these clothes in the river. If you don't understand, forget about relaxation. And what is the point in conquering the world? What are you going to gain by it? Except losing your life, you are not going to gain anything."

 Alexander said, "I would like to see you again when I come back. Right now I have to go, but I would have loved to sit and listen to you. I have always thought of meeting you -- I have heard so many stories about you. But I have never met such a beautiful and impressive man as you. Can I do anything for you? Just a word, a hint from you, and it will be done."

 Diogenes said, "If you can just stand a little to the side, because you are preventing the sun. That will be enough gratitude -- and I will remain thankful for my whole life."

Madonna–whore complex: the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.

"This earlier theory is based not on oedipal-based castration anxiety but on man's primary hatred of women, stimulated by the child’s sense that he had been made to experience intolerable frustration and/or narcissistic injury at the hands of his mother. According to this theory, in adulthood the boy-turned-man seeks to avenge these mistreatments through sadistic attacks on women who are stand-ins for mother."

Castrato : a man who has been castrated before puberty in order to maintain a high vocal range in their singing voice.

Medical grade honey can be used as an effective wound dressing. Modern medicine inspired by ancient therapies.

Dance Marathons in the Great Depression

Annie Oakley

Meditations on First Philosophy