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New Parachute Inventor Plunges to Death
On February 22, 1911, Gaston Hervieu climbed the Eiffel Tower to test a new parachute for pilots. He checked the wind, took a nervous breath, and began ...
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40 Percent of Men on Dating Site Claim Genius Status
There's nothing wrong with thinking that you're smart. You probably are pretty smart, and we commend your healthy esteem and belief in yourself. But healthy ...
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Celebrity Claims Life Must Be 'I-directed'
After a cancer diagnosis and enduring 17-months of chemo and radiation, Robin Quivers, co-host for shock-jock radio show host Howard Stern, claims to ...
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Peyton and Eli Manning Get Help from Old Coach
Peyton Manning will retire with the best quarterback statistics in the history of the NFL. His younger brother Eli is also an elite NFL quarterback. Yet, ...
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Pilots' Pride Led to Tragic Plane Crash
In his book, Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival, Laurence Gonzales tells the story of United Airlines Flight 232 that crashed in Iowa on July ...
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A Parable About a Plant That Takes Over a House
Tim loved his brand new house. The architect, who had supervised the entire building work, designed it so it was a big, open building. The walls were ...
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Former New York Mayor Says He's 'Earned' Heaven
During an interview before his 50th college reunion, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg confessed that his mortality has started dawning on ...
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Bill Gates Answers "Do You Believe in God?"
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, 58, was asked "Do you believe in God?" Gates said that he believes science ...
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John Ortberg Learns about His Limits
We were with friends at an open-air street fair when we spotted a mechanical bull that tries to buck people off. They guy operating the bull said, "Watching ...
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Woman Explains Why She Prefers the Darkness
A website called the "Experience Project" describes itself as the place to share "life experiences from people like you." (As of January 2014 the site ...
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