Learned vs. ...Cute?

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In 1831, an author with the surprising name of George Bush published a book called The life of Mohammed; founder of the religion of Islam, and of the empire of the Saracens. The original edition had no illustrations, but a 1900 reprint contained the fronticepiece seen on the left. The book later entered the public domain, and was reprinted in 2002 by various small publishers with generic Mohammed portraits. In 2004, the Arab media circulated a rumor that the 1831 George Bush was the "grandfather" of the American president George Bush, but that proved to be false. The U.S. government actually issued a statement about the case to prove the rumor is false, but do say, "Two independent genealogies show [book author] Reverend Bush was the cousin of Obadiah Bush, who was the great-great-great grandfather of the 43rd president. This makes the Reverend Bush a distant relative of the president, five generations removed, but NOT his direct ancestor."
(Hat tip: Martin H.)

Picture of Anderson Cooper taken during a break while filming in Afghanistan on September 09, 2006.