Sunday September 21, 2003
India's version of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry, the zero tolerance Bombay policeman who dispenses justice from the barrel of a gun, has killed 105 suspects and shows no signs of stopping. While Inspector Pradeep Sharma's methods are questioned by human rights groups, he remains unrepentant.
In fact he insists in language that might have come straight out of a Clint Eastwood movie that he acts ...
Wednesday June 6, 2007
Polish railway worker Jan Grzebski lost consciousness in 1988 after being struck by a train. He suffered horrific injuries when his head was trapped between two carriages. He didn't come out of his coma until Sunday June 3, 2007 when he opened his eyes to see his devoted wife Gertruda's face looking at him. She cared for him all through his coma. Mr. Grzebski was given only about two years to live ...
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An Indian who was officially dead for 18 years and the scientists who invented Murphy's law were among the winners of the IgNobel Awards.
The awards are a spoof on the Nobel Prizes, celebrated annually in Boston to honor achievements that "cannot or should not be reproduced." They are presented by science humor magazine 'Annals of Improbable Research' and several groups at Harvard and Radcliffe ...
Sign seen in a bar: "Those drinking to forget, please pay in advance."
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The Minister unveiled the Church's new donations campaign on Sunday: "I upped my Pledge - Up Yours".
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7.30 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.
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Friday February 9, 1540
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Monday September 4, 2006
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Wednesday February 8, 1837
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