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Thursday February 28, 2008

Visitors to the UK's Metropolitan Police recruitment website saw a cuddly monster on the weekend, after a hacker broke into the site.

The cheeky hackers broke into London's Metropolitan Police recruitment website, and posted a picture of a cuddly toy on its front page. Beneath the picture of the green stripy animal they added taunting comments. ...

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About twenty-five percent of the population will sneeze when they are exposed to light.

Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.

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

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Thursday night is Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

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The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

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Fun Book Titles

Apologizing Made Simple
- by Thayer Thorry

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

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

The Barber of Seville
- by Aaron Floor

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Good Question

You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes. Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same material?

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?

How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?

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World Firsts

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

Thursday February 7, 1991

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

Tuesday February 7, 1956

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

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

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

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World Firsts

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

Tuesday February 7, 1928

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

Tuesday February 7, 1984

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Wise Words

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

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

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

If a fly has no wings would you call him a walk?

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?

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