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Jedi Knight
Thousands of Australians during a national census have been known in the past to put down their religion as being 'Jedi'.

Now it seems the first 'Jedi Church' is in the makings thanks to brothers Barney and Daniel Jones of Anglesey, Wales

They claim to have up to 400,000 members worldwide, with 80 of those physically in Anglesey, and base their religion on the teachings of Yoda to promote inner peace.

Taking their religion seriously, they have also offered to start up lightsabre fighting classes when construction in completed.

It's certainly not the first time this type of 'religion' has sprung up. After all, Scientology was born out of the science fiction writings of Ron L. Hubbard.
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Very Costly DIVORCE Settlements

November 20th 2007 11:45
divorce
Divorce settlements can be costly, especially for the rich and famous. Here are a few examples.


Steven Spielberg’s first marriage had a prenuptial agreement, but as it was written on a napkin and there was no legal representation present, the pre-nuptial agreement was deemed null and void with Amy Irving receiving around $100 million in 1989.

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WAR Of The SEXES Quotes!

May 27th 2007 01:30
male female sybol sex
"Sir! This lady is my wife. You should be ashamed."
"If this lady is your wife, you should be ashamed."
Groucho Marx - A Night In Casablanca.

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Sylvia Plath - poet
1963 - suicide by inhaling gas from her oven.


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hangman's noose
Socrates - philosopher
399 BC - required to drink hemlock to end his life after being found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens.


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Who Were They Really???

November 7th 2006 00:55
There are many performers of the acting profession who have felt on occassion, the need to change their names. But who are they and what do they change them to?

Rather than try to compile them all into one post I've decided to break them up into smaller ones. Here are just 3 examples to start off with.

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JN's Sister Turns Out To Be Mother

November 1st 2006 11:34
Jack Nicholson
Nicholson in The Departed - Wikipedia
At the age of 37, Jack Nicholson, known for his acting roles in 'As Good As It Gets' and more recently 'The Departed' discovered that his sister was actually his mother!

During 1974 a Time magazine reporter was checking out the newly discovered fact and spoke to the Nicholson's directly which is when the truth came out.

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1400 Scarlett Actresses

October 10th 2006 00:01
Some movie trivia for you all.....
Gone With The Wind

A total of 1,400 actresses were interviewed for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind before Vivien Leigh took out the job.

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