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From Wikipedia:

The “27 Club” is a popular culture reference to a group of several rock, and blues musicians, who experienced a successful career that was cut short by a drug-related death at age 27.

More interesting may be the Less prominent section and near misses.

The tin foil hat brigade has been around since before there were tin foil hats.

Approximately 7 hours before shooting the President, Booth dropped by the Washington hotel which was Vice-President Andrew Johnson’s residence. Upon learning from the desk clerk that neither Johnson nor his private secretary, William A. Browning, was in the hotel, Booth wrote the following note: “Don’t wish to disturb you Are you at home? J. Wilkes Booth.” Browning testified before the military court that he found the note in his box later that afternoon. Did Johnson and Booth know each other?

Mary Todd Lincoln felt Johnson was involved. On March 15, 1866, she wrote to her friend, Sally Orne:
“…that, that miserable inebriate Johnson, had cognizance of my husband’s death – Why, was that card of Booth’s, found in his box, some acquaintance certainly existed – I have been deeply impressed, with the harrowing thought, that he, had an understanding with the conspirators & they knew their man… As sure, as you & I live, Johnson, had some hand, in all this…”

Some members of Congress also thought Johnson was involved and a special Assassination Committee was established to investigate any evidence linking Johnson to Lincoln’s death. Nothing suspicious was ever found by the committee; yet a belief by some Americans that Johnson was somehow involved with Booth continued for many years.

Wikipedia has a page up already about the killer.

Like Disneyworld but with Miss Haversham instead of Mickey Mouse:

A New Themed Entertainment Visitor Attraction Based Upon the Life, Times, Books and Characters of Charles Dickens, Our Most Famous and Enduring Author.

Situated at Chatham Maritime, Kent, near London, UK.
Construction started in February 2005 and the attraction will open to the public on May 25th 2007.

The in-house attraction will reproduce the architecture of the period with picturesque archways, cobbled stoned streets and decorative features, together with specialised lighting and appropriate euphonics as well as a host of costumed characters, shop keepers and street entertainers.

Original concept and design by G.A.O’Sullivan-Beare.
Rides and animatronics by RMA, one of the leading UK tectonic specialists in the country.

From CourtTV.com:

When Courttv.com called Miss Cleo’s Mind and Spirit Psychic Network, our “psychic” reader
offered us predictions on everything from property to pregnancy. But as this package shows,
the reader’s advice was actually pulled verbatim from a prewritten script containing a
selection of stock tarot readings.

This free public service website was created to give the public, law enforcement, military, and government individuals a new way to visualize, and become instantly aware of terrorism and security incidents across the world.

While this website employs much automation, the news gathering itself is not automated – news items are located, reviewed, and manually entered into the database. We do not have adequate staffing so there are periods of each day when events are delayed in getting onto the map.

Some martial artists say they have focused their chi to the point that they can knock an opponent over without even touching them. This guy forgot to tell his opponent.

a Kiai Master offers a 5000 dollar challenge that he can beat any MMA fighter. Too bad for him because his techniques doesn’t affect the MMA fighter

(via Pharyngula)

Shakesville, or the blogger formerly known as Shakespeare’s Sister, has a great clip of a public access show from Atlanta. In it, the host sits down with her guest, who also happens to be her mother, and talks about sex using some, er, colorful language.

This man won’t even buy you some shrimp from Long John Silver’s—and what? that plate what $2.99?—but he can give you a mouth full of sperm, and a rectum full of sperm. … A man like that don’t respect you!

And now, she insane, her mind ain’t good because the penis done ejaculated all in her brain.

He’s screwing her into slavery using the penis as a weapon to break her ass down.

Wikipedia’s entry on the Fab Faux:

The Fab Faux is a musical tribute band performing the works of The Beatles. The group features Will Lee, bassist for Late Show with David Letterman, and Jimmy Vivino, guitarist for Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Other members include Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello, and Jack Petruzzelli. The band is committed to performing live what they feel would be an accurate reproduction of The Beatles’ repertoire, oftentimes performing material The Beatles never played live. Often, the band is accompanied by a horn section (known as the Hogshead Horns) and a string section (known as the Creme Tangerine Strings) to achieve the proper sound.

They have more performances scattered throughout YouTube.