Ring around my soul pocket full of pain posies my search for freedom continues but to no avail the sloth breathes it not I he sits atop a tree with his crown and scepter surveying his domain his glorious terrible domain who am I you ask Martha Stewart in her car minding her own business a ferret jumps on her face tearing at her flesh not able to see the road she crashes into a lime tree I am that lime tree show me a sloth I'll show you a log where am I in the river of strife as are we all floating on a log struggling to breathe the air of truth get off the log get on the jet ski and ride it to light speed captain freedom you want to know the truth dig deep deeper you hit the water pipe and truth sprays out
1927 The London-New York telephone service began operating, a three-minute call costing £15 1990 The Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed to the public, as its accelerated rate of 'leaning' raised fears for the safety of its many visitors 1785 The first aerial crossing of the English Channel was made by Jean Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries, in a hot-air balloon 1925 Gerald Durrell, British author and naturalist, was born 1610 Italian astronomer Galileo discovered Jupiter's four satellites, naming them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto