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After reading the various versions on the history of St. Valentine and Valentine's Day, the one that appeals to me the most is the article titled "Valentine's Day". The other articles were not my preference, and "Valentine's day", in my opinion, just won the spot for the best. When I was reading the other articles, I noticed that each had good facts, and was of course interesting, but each was not surrounding what I picture when I imagine Valentine’s day. I was not really interested in the dark times of valentine's day, the origins, and I really was not interested in knowing that this day isn't what we make it seem to be. There are many stories surrounding the day, for example, in one of the articles it discussed that the day could originate from the day 2 men got executed from a king. This was ruthless, but this is a topic that is broad, and can be considered unarguable, because nobody really knows where the love filled day is really from. W

Wrestling  is recognized as the world's  oldest  competitive  sport . Notice how I said  competitive.  Running also came around the same time, around 15,300 years ago but many are not sure when it started to become competitive. P aintings with illustrated wresters have been found in caves all over the world, from 7000 BC in Mongolia, from 6000 BC in Libya and in prehistoric caves in Japan. Running on the other hand, being so easily accessible. It was actually recorded in the first Olympics in 776 BC, a lthough this date is often cited as the start of running as a sport. https://www.catawiki.com/stories/4865-the-5-oldest-sports-in-the-world http://www.oldest.org/sports/sports/ https://www.britannica.com/sports/wrestling

Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb, shocking I know! In 1879 Edison produced something that everyone around the world needed, but it wasn't his idea. Although he perfected the lightbulb he did not invent it. The idea originated in Canada by 2 men. Henry Woodward and Matthew Evans. They successfully produced an electric filament lamp a full 5 years before Edison. The 2 Canadians sold their patent to Edison in 1879. Some believe Edison stole the patent and released it as his own. The only reason Edison gains credit for the revolutionizing invention instead of Henry Woodward and Matthew Evans is simply because Edison got the filament to burn longer and more efficient than them.