Namely, pull-out-all-the-hairspray-you-can-find, Zohan-worthy hairstyles. Please note Exhibit A:. Have a pleasant 17th of March! Oh, and the color green. But was the 17th always the Guinness-filled day that it is today? Though he was born to wealthy Roman citizens of Britain, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders. They brought him to Ireland and made him a slave at the age of sixteen. He became very introverted, generally retreating from people and spending most of his time herding animals.
Christian since birth, he became extremely devout during this trying time in his life. After six years as a slave, he escaped from his captors, managing not only to find passage back to Britain, but also to be reunited with his family.
He claims to have had a dream that inspired him to return to Ireland to minister to the Irish people. He stayed in Britain to become ordained as a priest and eventually as a bishop, a path of religious training that took over fifteen years.
He went back to Ireland and spent the rest of his years in poverty, preaching the Gospel, building Churches, converting many people to Christianity, and traveling extensively. Continue Reading. The Miami Herald reports that allegedly this guy in Hialeah went on a trip and brought back some giant East African snails in his suitcase.
Highly illegal? Oh, and they reproduce like madβroughly eggs at a time, five or six times a year. According to the Miami Herald story , this Miami guy is a sort of religious leader who says he practices a traditional African religion.
