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Man hit by falling ice from plane

Man hit by falling ice from planeJul 9th, 2009 at 11:30AM: There have got to be better ways to get in the news. David Gammon was relaxing in his garden near Bristol International Airport in England earlier this week when a plane flew overhead. The 76 year-old pensioner heard a whistling sound and got smacked in the thigh by a piece of ice the size of a grapefruit. He suffered a serious bruise that you can see on this video. Authorities are investigating ...

Man stopped at airport security for water bottle, but not knife

Man stopped at airport security for water bottle, but not knifeJun 12th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Priorities, people. Where are they? A water bottle is what caught the eye of officials, when Adrian Elvy went through the airport security line in Bristol, UK. But on the other side of security, Elvy was the one to notice that he had also accidentally left a blade in his carry-on bag--a six-inch, stainless steel knife, with serrated edge. He uses it to open boxes for his stock delivery company. ...

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