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Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.

Joseph Conrad(1857-1924)

He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
Herman Melville (1819-1891)
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Brazil votes famous (possibly illiterate)

TV clown Tiririca into Congress .http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/10/04/2010-10-04_brazil_votes_famous_possibly_illiterate_tv_clown_tiririca_into_congress.html

Las Vegas hotel guests

left with severe burns from 'death ray' caused by building's design.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315978/Las-Vegas-hotel-death-ray-leaves-guests-severe-burns.html

semifinal pools

1 and 2