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PHOTOS: Polar Explorer's Famous Last Words Spoken 100 Years Ago Today

Posted 03.29.2012 | Science
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By: Andrea Mustain, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 03/29/2012 02:14 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet On this day (March 29) 100 years ago, ...

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The 9 Most Badass Last Words Ever Uttered (VIDEO)

Cracked.com | Posted 03.11.2012 | Weird News
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What will you say on your deathbed? Hopefully, you won't say, "I wish I had watched more television." On the other hand, you may want to take a ...

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Famous Last Words: Writers' Final Words Before Death

Posted 10.09.2011 | Books
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A writer's life revolves around always knowing what to say and how to say it. But in the face of death, you'd think fear, pain and pressure would trum...

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Last Words of the Executed Author Robert K. Elder on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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'It's A Long Time Since I Drank Champagne'

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Terry Breverton selects some of literature's most memorable farewells, from Samuel Johnson to James Joyce...

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Last Words Of The Executed

Robert K. Elder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Robert K. Elder

Sometimes we remember nothing more than someone's last words.

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George Carlin: The Last Words You Can't Say on Television

Tony Hendra | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Just shy of three months ago, George Carlin's "sortabiography" Last Words was published. Since then, not a single radio show, morning show, or late night talk show has offered a few minutes of airtime.

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George Carlin: The Last Words of America's Greatest Comedian

Tony Hendra | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Calling George Carlin a "comedian" describes his work as inadequately as "painter" describes Francis Bacon or "guitarist" BB King. No one understood better that comedy at its best is a dark and beautiful art.

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Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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It's foolish (and counter-productive) to constantly pursue pleasure as an end in itself. Happiness, they say, is a by-product of satisfying work.

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