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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindow_man

Preserved body of man discovered in peat bog near Manchester, England, dated some time between 2 BC and 119 AD.

Here's another "bog body", the Tollund Man, who lived 2,400 years ago. Here's a pic of his well-preserved face:

He was so well preserved they thought he must have been a recent murder victim.

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05-03-2011 , 05:03 PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abebe_Bikila

I like this guy's style. After winning the marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in a new world record time, instead of collapsing like others he started doing stretching exercises to the astonishment of the crowd.

And he won the marathon in 1960 barefoot.

**** these people.

Every year at Pat's Run, which is a 4.2 mile run, there are always the jerkoffs who finish and then continue running the opposite way right next to the course of people still finishing. Such smug *******s.

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05-03-2011 , 05:25 PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Re...isk_assessment

Rick Rescorla, the guy that predicted both attacks on the WTC and stayed as long as he could both times helping to evacuate the buildings.

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Rescorla had most of Morgan Stanley’s 3,700 employees as well as people working on other floors of WTC 2 safely out of the buildings by the time United Airlines Flight 175 hit WTC 2 at 9:03 a.m. After having led many of his fellow employees to safety, Rescorla returned to the building to rescue others still inside. When one of his colleagues told him he too had to evacuate the World Trade Center, Rescorla replied, "As soon as I make sure everyone else is out". In Amanda Ripley's words:

Moments later, Rescorla had successfully evacuated the vast majority of Morgan Stanley employees out of the burning tower. Then he turned around. He was last seen on the tenth floor, moving upward, shortly before the tower collapsed. His remains have never been found.[9]

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05-05-2011 , 06:08 AM

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nickdcfc

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Horse slaughter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_slaughter

nickdcfc dislikes this

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05-05-2011 , 07:29 AM

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alexruimy

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you can't spell slaughter without laughter

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05-05-2011 , 08:39 PM

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The Centennial light: the world's longest-burning light bulb.

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the bulb is at least 109 years old and has been turned off only a handful of times.

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As of 2009, the bulb hasn't been shut off for over 32 years.

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it is often cited as an evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in the later light bulbs.

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05-06-2011 , 01:08 PM

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wat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain

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05-06-2011 , 02:29 PM

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mmmpoutine

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Bay Bridge Troll (san francisco - oakland bay bridge)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Bridge_Troll

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05-08-2011 , 08:53 AM

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watching a movie

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster

link says it all

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05-08-2011 , 10:11 AM

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wow what a title

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05-09-2011 , 08:46 PM

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RichGangi

Laughable false & highly douchey

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Serial killer Dean Corll. UGH.

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05-09-2011 , 09:02 PM

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between bugchasing, euthanasia coasters, and abortion doping... i'm gonna have a tough choice between fantasy football team names next season

bravo 2p2

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05-09-2011 , 11:11 PM

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from that euthanasia coaster i ended up on this guy's page:

the g-force (not g-spot.... hmmmm wiki idea?) master:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stapp

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05-10-2011 , 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RichGangi

Serial killer Dean Corll. UGH.

UGH is right. Bone-chilling read.

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05-11-2011 , 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by xukxuk

"Lord" Timothy Dexter (January 22, 1748 – October 26, 1806), as he was sometimes termed by admiring contemporaries, was an eccentric American businessman who was peculiarly lucky and never bothered to learn to spell.

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At first he handed his book out for free, but it rapidly became popular and ran into eight editions in total.[citation needed] When people complained that it was hard to read, for the second edition he added an extra page - 13 lines of punctuation marks - asking readers to "peper and solt it as they plese".[1]

lol, that's ****ing brilliant

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05-11-2011 , 04:47 PM

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I have read every post in this thread and pretty sure I didn't see this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Tower_Building

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Gate Tower Building is a 16-story office building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is notable because a highway passes through the building. It has been nicknamed "beehive" referring to its appearance as a "bustling place".

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05-11-2011 , 04:56 PM

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Oh boy...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Medina

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Lina Medina (born September 27, 1933, in Ticrapo, Huancavelica Region, Peru) is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven months and 21 days. She now lives in Lima, Peru.

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05-11-2011 , 05:28 PM

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Ugg, reading about the euthenasia coaster makes my stomach feel sick. That ****er is going to get a PhD for that? Sick ****

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05-11-2011 , 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by prohornblower

Ugg, reading about the euthenasia coaster makes my stomach feel sick. That ****er is going to get a PhD for that? Sick ****

this is a really dumb opinion imo

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05-11-2011 , 11:50 PM

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I have read every post in this thread and pretty sure I didn't see this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Tower_Building

Atlanta almost has something like this on 400 in buckhead, but it goes under the buildings. still kinda different

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05-12-2011 , 11:11 AM

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this guy is fascinating:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Paravicini

must watch his 60 minutes piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHRRU...feature=relmfu

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05-12-2011 , 01:23 PM

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youtalkfunny

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Yeah, Derek's 60 Mins piece was awesome.

Also, "It is notable because a highway passes through the building."

It's not a highway, it's just an exit ramp. Big deal.

(Hey, it's easier to tear them down than it is to build myself up.)

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05-13-2011 , 02:10 PM

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Tocks Island Dam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocks_Island

Basically back in the 60's and 70's the Corps of Engineers was going to build a dam on the Delaware River between NJ and PA. They forced a bunch of people out and then never built the dam. The area has been abandoned since. If you look at a map of NJ, you'll notice there are no towns along the Delaware north of Rt. 80.

If you take the last exit on Rt. 80 and drive north for about 20 miles, you'll come across some of the abandoned towns.

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05-16-2011 , 12:27 PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheela_na_Gig - Cause nothing wards off evil like an open vagina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Windsor_%28goat%29 - GOAT goat, was once demoted for "disobeying a direct order"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roch_Thériault - Some cult leader who tried to resurrect someone by jerking off into her head