A celebrated hero of the Revolutionary War, Aaron Burr was a US senator from New York who came within a hair's breadth of becoming the 3rd US president when in the 1800 election he received the same amount of electoral vote as Thomas Jefferson. Congress broke the tie in favor of Jefferson, and Burr had to settle for the vice presidency.

In July of 1804, Burr became most famous for shooting Alexander Hamilton dead in a duel at Weehawken, NJ. Because dueling was illegal in New Jersey and New York, Burr was charged with murder in both states. Despite this, he returned to Washington, DC, where he was immune from prosecution, and finished out his term as vice president.

Burr then turned his attention to the West where he tried to raise interest in a military expedition to liberate Mexican territories from Spain. Though his true motives are uncertain, Burr was arrested in 1807 on charges of treason and was accused of attempting to break away the territories of the United States west of the Mississippi, combine them with Texas, Louisiana, and parts of Mexico and make himself emperor of a new sovereign nation.

Though aquitted of all charges, Burr's political future was ruined and he fled to Europe for several years where he kept a journal of his many sexual conquests, and again attempted (unsuccessfully ) to raise funds for an expedition to liberate Texas and Mexico from Spain. Burr returned to New York City in 1812 after the murder charges against him were dropped. He reestablished his successful law practice, married a woman ten years his elder, and finally died in 1836 at the age of 80.

In 1861, a book titled The Amorous Intrigues and Adventures of Aaron Burr offered readers a saucy and salacious retelling of Burr's life with a special focus on the naughty parts. He is also rumored to have been Martin Van Buren's biological father.

- Text by Thad B. Awesome

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany, running from late September to early October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an important part of Bavarian culture. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the Munich event.

In 2007, They served approximately 7 million liters of beer. Visitors also eat huge amounts of traditional hearty fare such as Hendl (chicken), Schweinsbraten (roast pork), Haxn (knuckle of pork), Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), Würstl (sausages) along with Brezn (Pretzel), Knödeln (potato or bread dumplings), Kaasspotzn (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi (potato pancakes), Sauerkraut or Rotkraut (red cabbage) along with such Bavarian delicacies as Obatzda (a fatty, spiced cheese-butter concoction) and Weisswurst (a white sausage). 6 million people coming together in one place to feast and drink? Awesome!

Text by The Dude