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Friday February 3, 2017

According to a hospital in Spain, a woman gave birth to twins at the age of 64. A News release from Hospital Recoletas Burgos, a hospital in Burgos, Spain, the sexagenarian gave birth via C-section to a boy and a girl, and all three patients are in perfect health.

The woman, who is being identified by her initials, had undergone IVF treatment in the United States before returning to Spain.

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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

An earthquake on December 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

A person infected with the SARS virus has a 95% - 98% chance of recovery.

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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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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?".
Come early and listen to the choir practice.

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Fun Book Titles

My Years in a Lunatic Asylum
- by I. M. Nutty

Falling from a Window
- by Eileen Dowt

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

Neck Exercises
- by G. Rarff

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

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Good Question

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo. How come nobody will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down?

If fire fighters fight fire and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight?

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World Firsts

1st meeting of the Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America.

Wednesday February 6, 1861

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The United States swears in its 1st female Secretary of Transportation, namely Elizabeth Dole.

Monday February 7, 1983

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New Jersey issues its 1st U.S. railroad charter. The proprietors included the famous inventor John Stevens.

Monday February 6, 1815

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Events

Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

Thursday February 23, 2017

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The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

Monday September 4, 2006

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A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

Saturday February 18, 2017

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Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.
- African Proverb

When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
- African Proverb

When the mouth stumbles, it is worse than the foot.
- African Proverb

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25,000 Workers Died Building The Panama Canal
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Backward Flowing River
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World Firsts

Joe DiMaggio becomes the 1st $100,000 a year baseball player. He plays for the New York Yankees.

Monday February 7, 1949

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Autherine Lucy, the 1st black student admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled.

Tuesday February 7, 1956

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The Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for their 1st United States tour.

Friday February 7, 1964

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Wise Words

If you refuse to be made straight when you are wet, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
- African Proverb

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
- African Proverb

When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
- Albanian Proverb

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Good Question

If buttered toast always lands buttered side down and a cat always lands on its feet, what would happen if you tied a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped them both?

You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?

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