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Ae Fond Kiss | Scotland.org

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Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae fareweel, and then for ever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, While the star of hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me; Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy: But to see her was to love her; Read More...

Bobby Sands - Trivia, Family, Bio

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Irish Republican Army revolutionary whose death at age 27 in the HM Prison Maze caused a surge of IRA activity and recruitment. Before Fame He joined the IRA in 1972, and was soon afterwards arrested for possessing four handguns. After being convicted, he served three years of a five-year sentence. Trivia He died of self-inflicted starvation on day 66 of his hunger strike, which he led to remove Special Category Status from IRA prisoners. Read More...

Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut Just Broke the World Record for Eating the Most Big Macs

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After ordering in a small mountain of Big Macs via Uber Eats, Chestnut explains that he's aiming to trounce the existing record of 30 double burgers. He also adds that he'll only be drinking warm water during the challenge, to help get those bad boys down. Five minutes in, he's already getting the meat sweats, not to mention feeling nostalgic. "I remember being a little kid and they'd sell two Big Macs for $4, and me and my grandpa, we'd go and get four of them, and I'd end up eating three," Read More...