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  1. He heard the hand grenade well before he saw it. And as the seconds ticked away and Robert D. Maxwell searched blindly through the darkness, he decided that the only thing worse than running away was picking up the explosive device and attempting to throw it back at the enemy — an act that risked killing the three soldiers crouched alongside him. When he finally found the grenade, lying on the cement courtyard outside his battalion’s embattled observation post in eastern France, he did the only thing that made sense. Clutching a blanket to his chest, he dropped on top of the device, absorbing the full force of its explosion and saving the lives of his comrades. “It’s not the case that I was brave or a hero or anything like that,” Mr. Maxwell, an Army technician fifth grade during World War II, said years later. “Because I just did what the only alternative was at the time. There was nothing else to do.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-maxwell-medal-of-honor-recipient-who-fell-on-grenade-to-save-lives-dies-at-98/2019/05/14/7f40c290-75c8-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7157302-151/bends-bob-maxwell-nations-oldest-medal-of-honor
  2. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-woman-dies-scooter-attack-20190513-story.html
  3. Dontcha wish the Bills/Sabres had someone like this? https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/05/14/shoveling-sewage-cusp-nba-finals-jon-horsts-rapid-rise-bucks-gm/
  4. Four. Most people think that California is in a country by itself.
  5. I've never seen a crowd stay silent for three seconds (while the ball bounces around the rim), then erupt in near-bedlam after the ball finally goes in:
  6. Happy Mother's Day to DC Tom, who I believe is the biggest mother on this board.
  7. https://www.ktbs.com/news/another-teacher-charged-with-having-sex-with-student/article_e576c20a-736e-11e9-a179-873ae5f5d254.html
  8. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article230221234.html
  9. Earlier this year a parent sent a letter to the Colorado school, worrying about all of the violence and bullying and drug use that was taking place there. Colorado school sued the parent for defamation: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-shooting-stem-school-highlands-ranch-parent-worried-about-repeat-of-columbine-2019-05-09/
  10. Yeah, but the batschidt-crazy women are also crazy in bed. Not that I would know anything about that.
  11. It's actually 33 cents per month for the first three months, followed by $8.00 per month afterwards. And when you sign up, you have to give them a credit card number and click a box that authorizes them to automatically charge your credit card very month.
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  13. You can exercise until you're blue in the face, but 60 to 75 percent of "getting in shape" is what you eat and drink.
  14. https://www.cleveland.com/community/2019/05/drunk-single-mom-nearly-hits-police-car-while-taking-a-bite-of-nachos-north-royalton-police-blotter.html
  15. https://nypost.com/2019/05/08/meet-tara-lynn-sports-illustrateds-oldest-swimsuit-issue-rookie/
  16. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a27321171/jennifer-aniston-interview-2019/
  17. https://nypost.com/2019/05/06/games-of-thrones-accidentally-leaves-coffee-cup-in-episode/
  18. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/columnists/andreatta/2019/05/05/simpsons-upstate-new-york-song-parody-fact-check-true-kodak-niagara-falls-anchor-bar-utica-niskayuna/3661326002/
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