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In 1883 Mr Henry Ziegland, broke off a relationship with his girlfriend who consequently committed suicide.

The girl's brother was so enraged that he hunted down Ziegland and shot him.
The brother, thinking that he had killed Ziegland, then turned his gun on himself. However, Ziegland had not died, but simply had been grazed by the bullet which had then then lodged itself in a tree.

Ziegland considering himself a lucky decided to cut down the large tree, which still had the bullet in it. The task seemed so large and extensive that he decided to blow it up with a few sticks of dynamite. The explosion propelled the bullet into Ziegland's head, killing him.

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The Questions People Ask!

July 16th 2008 10:30

Having been asked the other day whether we, as Australians, live in actual houses? (As opposed to what I don't know - tents perhaps???) I've decided to list some of the most common questions asked by visitors to Australia as were pointed out recently by one of our tourism websites.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I've never seen it rain on TV. How do your plants grow? (UK)
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Planning Ahead Pays Off? Not Always!

July 8th 2008 10:25

Often when it comes to the movies showing a bank robbery, they show the need for the robbers to plan their heist in advance.

Of course real life isn't anythiing like the movies, especially in this case - unless you're making a comedy that is!
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PAYING For The Simple Convenience Of Using the TOILET!!!

February 16th 2008 22:30

Sometimes you wonder exactly what you pay your taxes for!

The other day we visited the old Viking and Roman town of York, UK.
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I'LL BET YOU 50 WORDS To Be PRECISE!

January 10th 2008 21:08

The founder of Random House book publishing, Bennett Cerf once made a bet after 30 years in the company with a gentlemen by the name of Theodor Geisel, known better by his Nom-de-plume of Dr Seuss.

Cerf bet Geisel that he couldn't write a book with exactly 50 words in it.
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Solar Power - An Ideal Solution? Perhaps Not!

January 3rd 2008 09:59

In 2001, council officials from Nottingham, England, after observing how much money was saved in Mediterranean countries through the use of solar powered parking meters, decided that the idea was good enough to install back home. Thus, they ordered £1.1 million Pay-and-Display solar powered parking meters for their local council area.

However they overlooked one very important detail.
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ISP Providers OR NON-Providers???

December 2nd 2007 09:47

It's nice to have internet access back again, although I must be quick - who knows how long it will actually last for!

Today you can quibble about whether or not I'm stating a fact or merely an observation, but it's pathetic when an internet service provider (ISP) not only cannot provide you the service you pay for, but then charges like a wounded bull for you to ring them and tell them their service isn't working and what on earth is wrong with it this time. Even more so, when they cannot actually tell you because as my dear husband pointed out, their head has no idea what their arse is doing. I won’t mention the company by NAME….

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The 3 Most Asked STUPID Questions Of TOURISTS In An Underground Mining Cavern!!!

October 13th 2007 11:20

We recently visited some caves that are found in Cheshire's, Peak District, UK which make up a section of the Pennines.

One of these was a tour by boat down the tunnels and caverns of the miners from long ago.
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One Way To Deal With Travel Difficulties!

July 27th 2007 00:40

Ok, another story I once came across, I don't know if it's true or not, but if it did ever occur then hats off to the flight crew!

On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, well-off white South African lady has found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain about her seating.
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One Cranky Airline Passenger

July 21st 2007 09:38

Apologies all for the blog hold up - we missed our flight connections the other day and have been sleeping in airports trying to get on standby for flights. So things hopefully will be back on track a little more now that we've finally made it home, although don't expect me to make much sense at the moment with all the jet-lag, not that I ever do much anyway.

Here's a little tidbit I came across a long time ago that I thought was kind of relevant for the situation, considering come of the behaviours we witnessed while attempting to get new flights booked.
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To GOLF, Or NOT To GOLF???

June 27th 2007 00:35

An Italian golfer by the name of Giuseppe Pimentos back in 1976 was once involved in a high speed car accident that was so severe that almost every bone in his body was broken. Doctors stated that he would never again be able to play golf.

But that wasn't going to stop Giuseppe.
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A BREATH Of FRESH AIR Is ALL You REALLY Need!

June 25th 2007 00:30

Fond of fresh air? How would you like to live solely on it's substance? Try joining the Breatharian Club!

A Breatharian is someone whose diet, if you can call it that, involves eating and drinking in nothing but fresh air. No food is consumed as Breatharians claim that they are sustained by 'light energy/prana' alone.
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Crazy About Music Or Just CRAZY? The Craziest Rock/Pop Stars!

June 21st 2007 00:25

The world's craziest rock and pop stars. Who would make your list?

* Wacko-Jacko, Michael Jackson - an absolute must, from his own collection of zoo animals to his constantly whitening and self-inflicted leprosy- style touched face.
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Guide To Hiring Women During 1943

June 19th 2007 00:30

The following originated from a 1943 magazine written for the male supervisors of women going into the workforce during World War II.

Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees:
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