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    The Day I Was Born, Dad Flew, Flipped Out, and Fell to Earth

    JUNE 15, 2012 7:48AM

    By John Cork Corcoran


    Topics: father, father's day, aviation, wwii, near death, pilot, brooklyn, survival, family

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    brushes with death, with a dark and, hopefully, funny twist.

    MARCH 5, 2009 11:48AM

    By Theodora L'Engle Knight


    Topics: death, near death, suicide, ebola virus, carbon monoxide, xanax, overdose, hotel room, final exist, hemlock society, drive-by shooting, hi-jacked plane, mossad

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