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Subject: History Facts
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:49:12 EST
"The funeral of Sir Bernard Turner, Sheriff of London in the 1780's, was far
from dignified and the burial far from punctual, because a legal attempt had
been made to arrest the corpse for debt, and it was not until the creditors
had been paid that the cortege was allowed to proceed."
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"The notorious pirate Captain Kidd was probably unaware of being launched
into eternity, for he was drunk when the noose was placed around his neck."
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"A fourteenth century method of ascertaining whether a patient was dead or
not was to apply lightly roasted onions to his nose, if he be alive, he will
immediately scratch his nose."
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