A volunteer fire department that had been surviving on equipment from the 1980s just received a half-million dollar gift from a local resident. First reported by KMBC, the 28 volunteers that staff the Calhoun Fire Department have learned that the job requires a lot more than rescue and first aid skills,…
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West Virginia Secretary of State candidate Doug Skaff was hospitalized last week after being bitten by a copperhead snake while taking down his election signs along Route 119. What do you think?Read more…>read more at © The Onion…
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One continuous hallway stretching on forever. No doors. You cannot escape, but you also cannot die. $350,000. Bad credit—okay!!!Read more…>read more at © The Onion…
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60 years ago today, Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias announced the discovery of the cosmic microwave background. A sufficiently sensitive radio telescope will detect a faint background glow that is almost uniform and is not associated with any star, galaxy, or other object, which when announced provided foundational evidence for…
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A schoolboys rugby player was carried more than 20m backwards in a South African game between Welkom Gimnasium and Goudveld High.>read more at © Sydney Morning Herald…
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Nolan Siegel last gasp effort to qualify for the 108th Indianapolis 500 wound up with him crashing on his second lap.> read more at © BrisbaneTimes…
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