Nostradamus used a technique that prophets and astrologers use to this day: “ambiguous specificity.”

It was some consolation to the survivors of the largest pogrom in human history that a Jewish state was formed on this date in 1948.

Those who believe prayer will help them and know they are being prayed for may indeed get better, thanks to the placebo effect. The same could be said of giving pets to the elderly who like animals.