Build That Wall

 The Daily Conspiracy -[View as a web page](    [The DAILY CONSPIRACY](   Welcome to The Daily Conspiracy where we report 'the story behind the news!' Enjoy this, contemplate it, but don't forget to keep your eyes open...   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( CONSPIRACY DATA UNCOVERED OVERNIGHT:  Build That Wall The Daily Conspiracy Team  Dear Readers, your Humble Author has a confession to make: the first time the idea of building a big wall to divide the United States and Mexico was presented and considered, it seemed preposterous. "Physically impossible and completely unnecessary," were the summary points of that thinking - in those days, some 25 years ago. But did you know that there was a border wall built between the US and Mexico almost 80 years ago? In a place now known as Organ Pipe National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve in Arizona, the National Park Service wanted to stop damage and disease brought by migrating animals heading north from neighboring Sonoma, Mexico: "It was not human immigration, but rather environmental concerns that initially necessitated making the border less penetrable in the 1940's."...[More](    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](  THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM...  Those cunning linguists are at it again. To further mock people who fear long words, their condition is termed "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia." Those dastards. Speaking of foul wordplay, China is competing for top prize by censoring the word for "censorship." Ouch. Does it make you crazy when someone uses an acronym - abbreviations that are composed of capital letters - without "expanding" it? Try HTML, for example. You might not know, that it stands for "Hyper Text Markup Language" and is used to build web pages, but take credit if you know it has something to do with computers. A 2014 study found that 1 in 9 Americans - or 11% - thought HTML was some kind of disease. Perhaps they were thinking of AIDS or HIV, or perhaps HTVD (hypertensive vascular disease)? Science is hard that way.    [The Daily Conspiracy]  You Might Like   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](    [TO OPT OUT](#)  [Remove]( your email address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy](. This email was sent by: [The Daily Conspiracy](, 6‌8‌9‌0 E. Sun‌rise D‌r. St‌e 12‌0-13‌7 Tu‌cs‌on, A‌Z. 85‌7‌50 Don’t forget. Your friend wants to be interesting too. So [Forward this Email to a Friend!]( Â