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64 Year Old Gives Birth

Used News Births

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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Did You Know

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

  • Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

  • Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

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Latest Posts

Monday June 18, 2007

A Tibetan terrier named Arnie who went missing for nearly two years made his way home to his delighted family. Eleven-year-old Arnie, named after movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger, disappeared from the garden of his home near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland, 21 months ago.

His owner Gillian Singleton believed he was stolen for breeding purposes. She said her "happy, beautifully groomed dog" had bee ...

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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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  • During World War II, Uncle Bens was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.

  • Crayola is a French word that means Oily chalk.

  • Each year there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.

Quips

The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning, to join the Choir.

Filed Under: Church Notices


The Vicar is on vacation. Massages can be given to the Church Secretary.

Filed Under: Church Notices


Our next song is: "Angels We Have Heard Get High."

Filed Under: Church Notices


Fun Book Titles

  • The Barber of Seville
    - by Aaron Floor

  • School Meals
    - by R. E. Volting

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

  • Neck Exercises
    - by G. Rarff

  • Apologizing Made Simple
    - by Thayer Thorry

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Good Question

  • 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?

  • Do steam rollers really roll steam?

  • How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?

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World Firsts

  • The 1st appearance of cholera happens in Edinburgh, Scotland.

    Monday February 6, 1832

  • Filed Under: → Medicine


  • Richard Johnson is the 1st Vice President chosen by the United States Senate. It happened during the Van Buren administration.

    Wednesday February 8, 1837

  • Filed Under: → Politics


  • The 1st indoor 15' pole vault, completed by Cornelius Warmerdam, achieving 15 feet 3/8 inches.

    Saturday February 7, 1942

  • Filed Under: → Sports


Events

  • 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

  • Filed Under: → Deaths


  • 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

  • Filed Under: → Deaths


  • 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

  • Filed Under: → Deaths


  • Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.
    - African Proverb

  • It takes a village to raise a child.
    - African Proverb

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

World Firsts

  • Jean-Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haiti's 1st elected President.

    Thursday February 7, 1991

  • Filed Under: → Politics


  • The first Guernsey Cattle Club organizes in New York City.

    Wednesday February 7, 1877

  • Filed Under: → Business & Industry


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

    Monday February 7, 1983

  • Filed Under: → Travel Section


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Wise Words

  • Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
    - African Proverb

  • Where there is no shame, there is no honor.
    - African Proverb

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

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Good Question

  • Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?

  • If love is blind, why is Lingerie so popular?

  • How come wrong numbers are never busy?

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