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William Shakespeare - encyclopedia article about William...

Rated Apr 23 2008 • 1 review • history, shakespeare, born today • tfd.com

Happy Birthday ~
and Deathday ~
to The Bard !

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Larry Walters - encyclopedia article about Larry Walters.

Rated Apr 19 2008 • 2 reviews • bizarre • tfd.com

Today's Birthday:

"The story goes that ['Lawnchair' Larry] Walters [(April 19, 1949 - October 6, 1993)] had always dreamed of flying but was unable to become a pilot in the United States Air Force due to bad eyesight. He first came up with the idea of using weather balloons to fly at age 13, when seeing them hanging from the ceiling of an Army Navy surplus store. His original plan was to attach a couple of helium-filled weather balloons to his lawnchair, then cut the anchor and float above his backyard at a height of about 30 feet for a few hours, finally using a pellet gun to pop the balloons one after another to float gently to the ground again. ..."

"Walters...received the top prize from the Bonehead Club of Dallas [see below] for his adventure, as well as invitations to The Tonight Show and Late Night with David Letterman and an honorable mention in 1982's Darwin Awards. His lawn-chair balloon was also featured in an episode of Mythbusters."

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Dallas Bonehead Club Records Register and Researchers Guide

Rated Apr 19 2008 • 1 review • history, social clubs, trivia, silliness • dallaslibrary.org

"On Friday, April 1, 1919 the Bonehead Club was created in Dallas. An official Texas State Chapter for the organization was granted in May of 1920. Membership consists of businessmen, doctors, lawyers and other professionals. ..."

"Our Aim: Nothing, Our Purpose, Nothing, Our Inspiration: Nothing, MOTTO: To learn more & more about less & less until, eventually, we shall know everything about nothing!"

"Over the years the Bonehead Club has sponsored such civic minded projects as the wedding of the Dallas Zoo's Camels, Josephine and Napoleon, and...Christmas parties in April and a host of other totally useless but equally crazy events. ..."

"The Bonehead Club Records include the 1919 constitution and 1920 State Charter, membership lists and copies of the official publication, Pithyosseous, from 1943-2002."

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Close Up on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Rated Apr 18 2008 • 2 reviews • cats, cute photos, awww, cute stuff • flickr.com

Close your eyes !
(Could he be Beertje's cousin ?)

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http://www.grandfactsheets.org/doc/Texas07-final.pdf

Rated Apr 09 2008 • 0 reviews • family, social commentary, sociology, resources • grandfactsheets.org

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Grandparenting -...

Rated Apr 09 2008 • 1 review • family, social commentary, sociology • raisingyourgrandchildren.com

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OTA Report:Herbal Treatments

Rated Apr 04 2008 • 1 review • health, medicine • quackwatch.org

"Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions"

...to balance the equation.

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Who was Rene Caisse?

Rated Apr 04 2008 • 1 review • health, medicine, alternative medicine, herbal medicine • essiacinfo.org

Rene Caisse, "Canada's Cancer Nurse," received the formula for Essiac tea from a fully-recovered breast cancer patient, who had gotten it from a native of the Ojibway tribe.

Nurse Caisse went on to open a free clinic, the Bracebridge Clinic, for which her lease payment, as stipulated by the Bracebridge Town Council, was $1 a month. She worked there from 1934 to 1942.

Many "Essiac teas" are on the market today, but it is unregulated, since it is an herbal formula. Which one to buy? Could it possibly work?

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