Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 5:53:48 PM CEST
Man Returns Library Book 56 Years Late
A South Carolina man who returned an overdue library book -- 56 years late -- won't be charged a late fee. Winthrop University officials say they're so glad to have the book back, they're willing to forgive an estimated $4,000 in late charges.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 4:21:57 PM CEST
School's cart-size traffic jam
Golf carts are found everywhere in Peachtree City, but they're not allowed on the McIntosh High School campus. Principal Greg Stillions says it's unsafe to put cars and golf carts in close proximity.
¬><a href="www.accessatlanta.com"target="_blank"> Atlanta Journal
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 2:37:20 PM CEST
Scientology beschwert sich bei UNO über Deutschland
Die umstrittene Scientology-Organisation hat bei der UN-Menschenrechtskommission Beschwerde gegen Deutschland eingereicht. Deutsche Behörden verwehrten Scientology das Recht auf Versammlungsfreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung, teilte die Organisation in Los Angeles mit.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 2:20:26 AM CEST
Turtle's Bath - expensive
A pet turtle had enjoyed living in a stream of running water at a steady temperature of 36 Celsius for 18 months. The local utility estimated the turtle's consumption at 5,000 cubic meters of water and 160,000 kWh of district heating at a cost of $15,15O, a local newspaper in the town of Helsingborg reported Wednesday.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 1:28:53 AM CEST
Top 10: Most Expensive Wines
There's more to wine than two-dollar Night Train. In the mid-'80s, billionaire Malcolm Forbes paid approximately $155,000 at auction for a bottle of wine. The bottle, which was believed to have come from Thomas Jefferson's own collection and dated back to 1787, was then put on display under strong lights and at the wrong angle. These conditions eventually made the cork fall into the bottle, and the wine lost its value and was thrown away.
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Topic: - on October 2, 2002 at 7:02:50 PM CEST
20 Tons Of Stolen Chocolate Found
A trailer filled with 20 tons of Hershey's chocolate that disappeared more than two years ago has been found in Cumberland County. The chocolate, estimated to be worth $80,000, was still inside. Police said the trailer was stolen on Aug. 19, 2000, from a Bethel Township truck stop. It was found parked on Harrisburg Pike near Carlisle in September and had been parked for about two weeks before officers investigated.
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 9:31:38 PM CEST
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 7:40:40 PM CEST
The Lederhosen is a very sensitive piece of clothing
be careful when cleaning and storing it!
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 6:43:57 PM CEST
Alien Handwriting Taught to Texas Man
This writing is very special to me. I use it mostly for sacred purposes. I cannot remember a time when I did not know this language. I write it very fast, but it takes me forever to translate it to English, mostly because it does not lend itself to translation to English very easily.
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 8:30:22 AM CEST
SIEMENS Rückzug aus Handy-Geschäft möglich
Den Konkurrenten Nokia und Motorola kann der Siemens-Konzern bei der Handy-Herstellung nicht das Wasser reichen, jüngst zog auch Samsung an den Deutschen vorbei. Nun haben sie offenbar Grundzüge eines Paktes ausgehandelt, der den gänzlichen Ausstieg aus dem Mobiltelefon-Geschäft besiegeln könnte.
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 8:15:30 AM CEST
Ford's Model T first hit the road 94 years ago today
Events which happened on this day in history include:
1843 The News of the World was first published.
1869 The Midland Railway opened St Pancras station in London.
1870 The first British halfpenny postage stamp, in lilac, was issued for the introduction of pre-paid postcards.
1880 The Edison Lamp Works began operations in New Jersey to manufacture the first electric light bulbs.
1908 Henry Ford introduced the Model T car at a price of $850 - within 18 years production techniques reduced that to $310. His slogan was "You can have any colour you want as long as it's black".
1918 Arab forces under Emir Faisal, and including British officer TE Lawrence, captured Damascus from the Turks.
1936 The BBC began regular television broadcasts from Alexandra Palace, north London.
1969 Concorde 001 broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight in France.
1974 The first McDonald's opened in London to speed up the fast food revolution.
source: Orange
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Topic: - on September 30, 2002 at 4:09:13 PM CEST
Michigan man sentenced for having sex with pumpkin
A Warren man who walked nude in his back yard and was spotted by neighbors using a pumpkin to sexually gratify himself was sentenced this week to 90 days in jail for indecent exposure. Bill Saintclair Patton, 45, was jailed on an unrelated domestic violence charge when he was brought to 37th District Court on Tuesday for the 2-year-old indecent exposure case.
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