Good
morning to you, today is Wednesday, February 08, 2012, and I am your humble
host, the sultan of satire, the purveyor of non-pertinent information and as
always the troublemaker extraordinaire and I am coming to you recorded from the
Eagle’s nest here at wake up central with news you can’t use here on the Wednesday
edition of The Morning Wake Up Call.
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Election
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World’s Oldest Twins
Edith Ritchie and Evelyn Middleton
turned 102 on November 15, but they had to wait until this week for the real
present.
Guinness World Records has named the centenarian sisters, who
hail from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the world's oldest twins.
“Edith
and Evelyn are a remarkable pair," said Guinness World Records
Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday in a press release.
"When
they were born, the likes of Mark Twain and Florence Nightingale were still
alive, and we had yet to conquer the South Pole. They’re not just the oldest in
the UK, they hold the world title. They’ve clearly benefitted from good genes,
and a solid life-long friendship that only twins can truly understand.”
The
sisters just edged out the previous record holders Ena Pugh and Lily Millward, who are
still alive and kicking, just six weeks younger.
Although
there are claims of 107-year-old twins living in the Ukraine, the Scottish
sisters' claim remains the only record verified by Guinness officials, reported the Metro.co.uk.
The
twins are not identical, but their mother always dressed them exactly the same,
with bows in their matching long brown plaits, according to the Daily Mail.
After
leaving school, the sisters worked on farms before leaving to start their own
families.
Evelyn
married William Middleton and had four children, 12 grandchildren, 26
great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Giant Proposal
After winning
his first Super Bowl on Sunday night, New York Giants' rookie linebacker Greg
Jones surprised his girlfriend, Mandy Piechowski, with an on-field proposal.
After
Piechowski ran to congratulate her boyfriend on his big win, Jones pulled out a round-cut diamond engagement
ring, got down on one knee and popped the question. In tears, Piechowski said yes.
The
couple have been dating for a year and a half. They met at Michigan State University three years ago where Jones played
football and Piechowski played basketball.
Breaking the Sound
Barrier
It is the ultimate in parachute jumps:
from the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner will leap from a balloon, plummeting
to the ground 120,000 feet below. After
35 seconds he will break the sound barrier, and finally, at 5,000 feet he will
deploy a parachute and – hopefully – land safely on the ground. During his 10-minute journey to earth the
Austrian will travel at more than 690 miles per hour inside a special suit,
which must protect him from temperatures as low as -94 degrees F. He will rely on its oxygen tanks as the air
is too thin to breathe – and hope that the sheer force of the fall does not
make him blackout. The team working with the Austrian will this week announce
that an attempt to make the record breaking jump will take place in August
above New Mexico. Mr Baumgartner, who in 2003 became the first person to
"skydive" across the English Channel, will undertake two test jumps
at 60,000 feet and 90,000 feet over the coming months to make sure the
specialised equipment he is using will help him survive.
Gone But Not Missing
A Wisconsin man who was
thought to have moved away in 2007 reportedly killed himself, leaving his
"nearly skeletonized body" to rot in his home for more than four
years.
The discovery of David
Carter's remains occurred last month after his West Allis foreclosed home was
handed over to the city due to unpaid property taxes, the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel reports.
Carter's "nearly
skeletonized body" was found on the home's second floor and a handgun was
found lying on his chest, according to the medical examiner's report which
concluded he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Carter, 41, likely died
in late 2007 after quitting his job and telling friends he was moving to New Mexico,
according to the newspaper.
Quote of the Day
Nothing
is more contagious than an opinion – James Madison
Useless Facts
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
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