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

Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

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

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

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

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Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and the deterioration of some of the older ones.

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Fun Book Titles

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

All Aboard!
- by Abel Seamann

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

Apologizing Made Simple
- by Thayer Thorry

Neck Exercises
- by G. Rarff

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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?

How long will a floating point operation float?

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

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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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The 1st successful United States educational magazine "Academician", starts publishing in New York City.

Saturday February 7, 1818

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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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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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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
- African Proverb

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

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

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25,000 Workers Died Building The Panama Canal
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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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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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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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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

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
- African Proverb

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

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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?

Do steam rollers really roll steam?

If CON is the opposite of PRO, is congress the opposite of progress?

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