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Tuesday October 7, 2003

A German bar has come up with the perfect answer for women who like to shop in peace without the stress of moaning partners - a kindergarten for men. For a mere $11.80 a woman can dump her husband at the Noxbar in downtown Hamburg, while she can get on with her shopping.

The woman can shop till she drops in the city's attractive boutiques, while her man is kept fully occupied and amused at the ...

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Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

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Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

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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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This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

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School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

All Aboard!
- by Abel Seamann

Falling from a Window
- by Eileen Dowt

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

Peek-a-Boo!
- by I. C. Hugh

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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?

Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?

Why do you need a drivers license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

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World Firsts

The first storm warnings for ships was issued by English Admiral, Robert Ritzroy.

Wednesday February 6, 1861

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The 1st solo England to Australia flight takes off piloted by Bert Hinkler.

Tuesday February 7, 1928

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

Monday February 6, 1832

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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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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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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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Indecision is like a stepchild. If he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
- African Proverb

Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf.
- American Indian Proverb

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

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World Firsts

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

Wednesday February 8, 1837

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Bruce McCandless of the United States, makes the 1st untethered space walk.

Tuesday February 7, 1984

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

Saturday February 7, 1942

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

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

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

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Why do you need a drivers license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

Can you repeat the part after "Listen very carefully"?

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