Smoking in the presence of a child is considered physical abuse in Latvia.
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Friday, 3 April 2015
A girl scout sold 117 boxes in 2 hours in front…
A girl scout sold 117 boxes in 2 hours in front of a pot dispensary.
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A British woman was sued for biting off a man’s nose after he tried to kiss…
A British woman was sued for biting off a man’s nose after he tried to kiss her without consent. She won and the judge ruled “When a man kisses a woman against her will, she is fully entitled to bite his nose.”
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Someone tricked a Nigerian scammer into hand writing an entire Harry Potter novel…
Someone tricked a Nigerian scammer into hand writing an entire Harry Potter novel, the whole 293 pages and scanned with a scan width of 1200 pixel. He offered to pay him $100 per page if he was willing to do the work.
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The concrete used to make the Hoover Dam is still…
The concrete used to make the Hoover Dam is still curing to this day.
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On April Fools Day in 1989, billionaire Richard Branson…
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Today in History for 3rd April 2015
Historical Events
1933 - Then longest North American hockey game requires a 1:44:46 overtime as Maple Leaf Ken Doraty scores to beat Canadiens 1-0
1945 - Hengelo freed from Nazi control by Canadian army
1948 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open
1997 - Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
2006 - Steve Yzerman scores his final NHL goal (#692) against the Calgary Flames
Famous Birthdays
1898 - George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)
1913 - George Barati, composer
1917 - Tibor Andrasovan, composer
1925 - Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968)
1930 - Lawton Chiles, (sen/gov-D-Florida, 1971-89/91- )
1937 - Simon Brown, British high court judge
Famous Deaths
1882 - Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71
1949 - Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89
1989 - Norman Woolard, actor (Guilty, Saul and David, Medeleine), dies at 79
1990 - Katharine Balfour, actress (Love Story), dies of ALS at 69
2000 - Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher (b. 1946)
2007 - Marion Eames, Welsh novelist (b. 1921)
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