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Current fact #671 “I am just going outside,” Today the title of “Sandman” may make you think of the villain from Marvel Comics, or perhaps even the 1818 Horror Novel “Der SandMann” (where the titular character eats children's eyes replacing the eyes with sand). Yet while both of these and many more are negative there was a brief point in time where “To have Sand” was considered a great quality in a person. None perhaps are a better example of this than Lawerance Edwards Grace “Titus” Oates. Son of the Legendary explorer Frank Oates, Lawrence (born March 17th, 1880)grew up with a love of both Church and the land (particularly horses), and ultimately led him to joining the Military as part of the 6th Dragoons (Cavalry). There he was referred to as “Disgingished, but simple minded man”. Then in the 2nd Boer-War (South Africa, 1899-1902) he sustained a gunshot which shattered his thigh bone but refused to surrender despite being told to by the enemy twice, saying “We came t...
