Man Killed In Hang Glider Crash Posted: 4 months ago by dollyllama
A Douglasville man died from injuries after his hang glider took a sudden downward turn above Lookout Mountain and struck a tree.
*Wasn't the name of the mountain a clue?
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Man Killed In Crash Had Double Lung Transplant Posted: 10 months ago by wags273
A 29-year-old man killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 95 in Attleboro had recently undergone a double lung transplant and was engaged
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Uganda's Mountain Gorillas Increase In Number Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The most recent census of mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—one of only two places in the world where the rare gorillas exist—has found that the population has increased by 6 percent since the last census in 2002.
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Scary Mountain Walk Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
Just a relaxing little stroll through the mountains. Oh did I mention the path over 100 years old and fallen into disrepair? I did say it was a mountain. A mountain with a long long drop to the ground? Amazing video
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Soldier's Children Killed In Crash Posted: 11 months ago by proverb
Heart breaking story of the day:
Two children of a Fort Bliss soldier flown back from Iraq with combat injuries are dead and a third is on life support following a car accident on the way to visit their father in the hospital.
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8 Killed, 20 Injured in Utah Bus Crash Posted: 8 months ago by muppet
A chartered bus taking skiers home to Arizona ran off a curvy road and rolled down an embankment in a crash that split open the vehicle's roof and threw some passengers 100 yards. Eight were killed and 20 others injured.
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Mineral ages show Blue Mountain rocks related to Klamath, Sierra Nevadas Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
New evidence, based on mineral dating, suggests that rocks of the Blue Mountains, the oldest geological formation in Oregon, may have been derived from the Klamath and Sierra Nevada mountain chains, University of Oregon researchers report.
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Bride-to-be slips down a mountain after her boyfriend proposes Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
After her boyfriend proposed to her on top of a mountain, Sharon Parry felt as if she was walking on air. Unfortunately, it wasn't her imagination.
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Chemical Ali to hang Posted: 1 year ago by Moe
Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and two other regime officials were sentenced Sunday to hang for killing 180,000 men, women and children with chemical weapons two decades ago.
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Roller Man Zooms Along Mountain Pass on His Belly Posted: 1 year ago by ogri2003
This guy speeds downhill on a mountain pass on his belly using a suit with rollers. I can't tell if it's a fake. If it is, it's really well done. It's FAST!!
(You can get to a much smaller video screen if you click on the big one).
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Aunt On Cell Phone When Toddler Killed Posted: 6 months ago by dollyllama
A witness to a crash where a toddler was struck and killed by a pickup truck told investigators that the girl's aunt was talking on a phone and not paying attention when the child was hit.
*the F-state
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Teen killed while singing at roadside memorial of best friend who died there just hours before Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
In a cruel twist of fate - a teenager was killed by a hit-and-run driver at the same spot where his 14-year-old friend had died in a car crash just hours earlier.
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First SCUBA, now jet hang gliding! Posted: 2 years ago by spot
The French are at it again! Developing personal gear to take you UP!
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Deputy and Police Dog Killed In Deliberate Crash Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
Bell County Deputy Sean Pursifull was 31 years old. Pursifull and his K-9 dog, King, died early Thursday when the cruiser was struck by the teens' car.
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Interview with The Mountain Goats Posted: 2 years ago by unzercharlie
Pitchfork's Grayson Currin interviews The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle.
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Saddam half brother, ex-official hanged Posted: 2 years ago by civicracer18c1
Saddam Hussein's half brother and the former head of
Iraq's Revolutionary Court were both hanged before dawn...
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Mad about mountain goats memory match game Posted: 2 years ago by baaaaaa
How many tries will it take you to match the many faces of mountain goats? Baaaaaaaaa baaaa.
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3 DUIs Later, Crash Kills Man's Mother Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
A man who is expected to be charged with drunken driving after a crash early Thursday morning in Anderson County that injured him and killed his mother had three previous DUI charges.
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Princess Diana Crash: Why Was The Onboard Computer Chip Stolen From The Crash Car A Few Days Before? Posted: 1 year ago by komboje
A few days prior to the crash that killed Princess Diana, the Mercedes Benz in which she died was stolen! Strange thing is, when found the only thing missing from the car was the onboard computer chip; that chip is responsible for controlling steering, acceleration and braking! Stranger still is why that Benz S280 was the "only available car" that night!
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Student Sues Chicago Board of Education after being forced to watch Brokeback Mountain in class Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
A 12-year-old girl claims to have suffered $500,000.00 of psychological distress when a substitute teacher showed the film “Brokeback Mountain” to her eighth-grade class.
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Go Speed Racer Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
Markus Stoeckl just broke the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes, hitting an incredible 130.7mph (more than 210kmh). Read that again. 131 miles per hour on a mountain bike! He devastated the previous record by 14 mph. It took place on a 2000m stretch at a 45 degree run in the Chilean Alps
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