At least 2 are viewable at Julien’s Auctions website:

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… As a radiology resident at Cedars [of Lebanon Hospital] a young doctor obtained these x-rays. When he taught at the school himself, he used these x-rays to ensure that students were paying attention. Monroe was said to have known about the x-rays and their use, about which she said “isn’t that sweet.”

It was reported by the BBC on 28th June 2010 that the set sold for USD45,000 recently at a movie memorabilia auction at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, selling for much more than its USD3,000 pre-sale estimate.

She died in 1962 aged 36.

His legend was only increased by his habit of drinking and smoking during tournaments, and his volatile personality, which resulted in his many altercations, even on the table, although I’m not sure if he ever went through a non 12 step therapy program to try deal with his demons.

Started on snooker at 11, by 16 (in 1965) he had scored his first maximum break (147) and turned pro at 22, becoming World Snooker Champion in his first attempt in 1972.

His greatest achievement must be that classic 1982 World Professional Snooker Championship semifinal against another snooker genius in Jimmy White.

Higgins was 0-59 down in this frame, and one mistake would see him defeated. Yet, he, with his unorthodox style, came back from the dead and scored a break of 69, probably the greatest ever break made under pressure: an incredibly difficult clearance during which he was barely managed good positions until it was time for the colours.

Former world champion Dennis Taylor was quoted to have said:

…a three-quarter-ball pot on a blue into the green pocket especially memorable, not only for its extreme degree of difficulty but for enabling Higgins to continue the break and keep White off the table and unable to clinch victory at that moment.

In successfully potting that blue, the Hurricane “screwed the cue-ball on to the side cushion to bring it back towards the black/pink area with extreme left-hand sidespin,” which Taylor himself believes “could be played 100 times without coming close to the position Higgins reached with cue-ball.”

Even Steve Davis, one of snooker’s greatest ever players said in Clive Everton’s TV documentary The Story of Snooker (2002): “Higgins is the one true genius that snooker has produced.”

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That year Higgins went on to be world champion for the second time in his career, defeating one of the most successful players of that era, Ray Reardon 18–15, with a clearance of 135 in the final frame.

He died 24th July 2010 of throat cancer aged 61.

She had broken up with Mick Jagger 3 years earlier, lost custody of her son in that same year, which led to her mother attempting suicide. She lived on London’s Soho streets for two years, suffering from heroin addiction and anorexia nervosa.

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This is exemplified in their 1984 music video entitled “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, one of their most well-known songs:

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Fast forward 15 years, Dee Snider has a role reversal: he now plays *the father*, in Lit’s Zip Lock:

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Haha, I quite enjoyed that: at the very least it seems that Snider’s on diet pills that work. And oh, good song too.

Danish defender Simon Kjaer kicked an unbelieveably pintpoint long ball that went almost the entire length of the field to midfielder Dennis Rommedahl, who then passed to forward Nicklas Bendtner who slid the ball home. Simply world class delivery, even Iniesta or Xavi would’ve appreciated the quality.

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The match ended 2-1 in favour of Denmark.

Actor: Kader Keita (Ivory Coast)

Pushed lightly in the chest by Brazilian superstar Kaka, Keita dropped to the ground, while pretending to be in extreme agony by clutching his face.

The result? Red card for Kaka.

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The general consensus of the goal of the 2010 World Cup seems to be Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s 40m stunner that went in the top corner of Uruguay’s goal.

Fantastic, unstoppable.

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For example…

Match: Nigeria v South Korea, 1st round

Nigeria’s Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni missed probably the easiest shot in the 2010 World Cup. It was a tap-in from a mere 2 metres. This could very well be the most embarrassing moment in World Cup history. Even former England striker, Alan Shearer said “I reckon that’s the worst miss I’ve ever seen.”

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He later made up for it by scoring a penalty. The match ended 2-2.

In the following, Hitler is none too pleased when he finds out that Germany would be facing England in the last 16. Quotable quote: “Robert Green … if only he held on to that ball, none of this would be happening!”

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In the following, Hitler gets angry because FIFA failed to ban the vuvuzela.

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Hmm, the Fuhrer seems to be losing his top to anything and everything – who knows what’s next to incur his wrath – perhaps even his riding boots won’t be spared.

The BBC reported on 4th July 2010 narcotics police in Colombia has seized a replica World Cup trophy made of 11kg of cocaine. It was mixed with acetone / gasoline so that it’s mouldable, then gold-painted. The 36cm (14in) trophy was inside a delivery box in a warehouse at Bogota airport, about to be sent to Spain.

Earlier, on 13th March 2010, it was reported that Colombian police found 16kg of cocaine inside replicas of three sculptures by renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, also on the way to Spain. The drug was mixed into the clay of the sculptures as they were being cast. It was found in a Bogota warehouse.

Botero’s statues are usually oversized figurines

On 20th March 2009, it was reported that Spanish police has seized a 42-piece dinner set made entirely of compressed cocaine weighing more than 20 kg. The set contained blue-sunflowery plates, cups, pots and saucers – painted blue and decorated with sunflowers.

It had been sent from Venezuela to Barcelona through London.

A video of the set being unpacked:

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On the 6th of March 2009, a 66-year-old Chilean man with a broken leg in a cast was arrested at Barcelona airport after the “cast” was found to be made of cocaine and not plaster. He arrived from Santiago. As if that’s not enough, he was also carrying 6 cans of beer and 2 small hollowed-out stools that contained… you guessed it right: cocaine. Total loot: almost 5 kg. The police said he might even have broken his leg on purpose.

That’s it – as a result of that stunt, I’d say it’d be impossible for our man to get life insurance quotes.

Why all these cases targeted Spain? Because of the common language, and because Spain is Europe’s second highest consumer of cocaine in Europe after Britain.