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The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. Sunday, November 29, 1992An investigation by the Dallas Morning News revealed the city's public schools employ at least 185 people who have been convicted of felonies, including two convicted murderers. In response, the school superintendent promised that the city would begin periodic records checks.
The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. The "Environmental Engineering News" published some rather sobering information about punishment for drunk driving convictions in other countries. In Australia, the names of drunk drivers are printed in newspapers under the caption, "He's drunk and in jail."In Malaysia the driver is jailed and, if married, the spouse is jailed. In the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden there's an automatic jail term of one year. In Turkey, drunk drivers are driven twenty miles out of town and forced to walk back ten miles. In Bulgaria, a second drunk-driving conviction results in capital punishment. In El Salvador, your first offense is your last -- execution by firing squad. From the August Road & Track.
The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. One day in line for the automatic teller I overheard:[Person 1]: Gee, I don't get it..[Person 2]: What's wrong?[Person 1]: My card wont work.[Person 2]: Did anything happen to it?[Person 1]: I don't think so... It wasn't working very well for a while, so I rubbed the strip on the back with a magnet to recharge it... Now it isn't working at all!
The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. Moscow, Russia: First it was a flight in a MiG fighter jet. Then 30 seconds of weightlessness in a cosmonaut-training device. Soon thrill-seeking tourists may be able to ride in a Russian submarine, tank or missile ship. Pressed for money and burdened with surplus weaponry since the end of the Cold War, Russia is pioneering a new fad: military tourism. The only requirements are a taste for adventure and plenty of cash. As the plane goes into a dive from 30, 000 feet, passengers in its padded zero-gravity chamber suddenly rise from the aircraft's floor. The price for floating free for half a minute: $4, 000.
The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. Denny's resturants are also open 24 hours a day. When they decided to close last Christmas (first time ever), they realized that a lot of doors did not have locks, most of those that did have locks, no one knew where to find the keys!
The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny. One student fell into a cycle of classes, studying, working and sleeping. Didn't realize how long he had neglected writing home until he received the following note:"Dear Son, Your mother and I enjoyed your last letter. Of course, we were much younger then, and more impressionable. Love, Dad."
The following is supposedly a true story relating to a United States shipping company. THE U. S. shipping company had a new ship built. It was to be the pride of the fleet, and something special was wanted to decorate the captain's saloon, a large living room/office where the vessel's business and entertaining would take place. Someone suggested that a set of nautical prints would lend a nice touch. He knew of a shop in London that specialized in such things, and the prints were ordered and hung in the saloon. It was not until the trial run of the vessel, when both the builder's and the owner's representatives were aboard, that someone looked closely at the prints. Each was of an American ship being captured by, or surrendering to, a British warship during the War of 1812.