A bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly…

A bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly less water, electricity, and wood than a single roll of toilet paper.

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In 1974, a man stole a helicopter, flew it to Washington, D.C. and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn. He only spent 1 year in prison and fined $2,400.

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For the first Moon landing, the average age of NASA controllers was 26 years old.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Satan and his demons were cast down to earth from heaven 100 years ago today: October 1, 1914

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Today in History for 2nd October 2014

Historical Events

1970 - Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30

1971 - Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race

1974 - Hank Aaron's 733rd career HR on his last NL at bat

1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1992 - VP Itamar Franco becomes pres of Brazil

2005 - The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.

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Famous Birthdays

1827 - Edmund Jackson Davis, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1883

1828 - Charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)

1914 - Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer

1949 - Richard Hell, [Richard Myers], Lexington Ky, rock bassist (Television)

1951 - Romina Power, LA CA, daughter of Tyrone Power/actress (Justine)

1979 - Maja Ivarsson, lead singer, The Sounds

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Famous Deaths

939 - Gilbert (Giselbert), Duke of Lorraine drowns trying to cross the Rhine at about 49

1626 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)

1938 - Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)

1995 - Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher, dies at 67

2005 - Nipsey Russell, American comedian (b. 1918)

2006 - Paul Halmos, Hungarian-born American mathematician (b. 1916)

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 02, 2014)

A Dodgy Character



Fill in the sentence below so that the first two words combine to make the third word. For example, given "The _____ of the group was extremely _____, not just physically, for he was also particularly _____", you would fill in HEAD, STRONG, and HEADSTRONG.



The guilty _____ fitted the classic _____ for such a character, highlighted by the fact that he looked to constantly _____ his next move.





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