Sunday, September 21, 2008
In 1981, a waterspout on the Mediterranean Sea picked up a 75-foot schooner and carried it 400 yards. Everyone aboard was killed.

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- Mediterranean Yachting
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Wow! Death and destruction! That IS a fun fact! Now give us one about Auschwitz! Oooh, oooh, or maybe one about necrotizing fascitis!
I just can't get enough of these "fun" "facts"!
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Road Rage, at September 28, 2008 3:10 AM
If everyone aboard was killed, how did we find out about it?
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Anonymous, at November 12, 2008 3:05 PM
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