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A man sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted. Two robbers were in the process of their crime when one changed his mind and arrested the other. A woman had her husband's ashes made into an egg timer when he died so he could still "help" in the kitchen. Only 68 of 200 Anglican priests polled could name all Ten Commandments, but half said they believed in space aliens.

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