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    THE TWINKIE DEFENSE
    May 21, 1979 - USA

    Dan White who had gone to see Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk to ask for his old job back, when they refuse to give him back his job he shot and killed them both. He is convicted of voluntary manslaughter ( Rather Than First Degree Murder ) after his defense lawyers argue his mental state at the time of the killings was one of diminished capacity due to depression, caused by his consumption of sugary junk food. White's defense was labeled by the press as "the Twinkie defense.".

    ROBINSON CRUSOE
    May 21, 1924 - Britain

    The old flintlock musket of Robinson Crusoe believed to be the authentic musket owned by Alexander Selkirk who was stranded on Juan Fernadez island for 4 years which inspired Defoe's celebrated story ( Robinson Crusoe ) was sold at auction for 250 pounds sterling in London.

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    by Earth Day, Kenya

    "...All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it'as the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet. Wangari Maathai-Noble Peace prize winner, Deputy Minister of Environment, founder Green Belt movement in Kenya...."

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A family-run initiative. My family and myself own and run this initiative where we rent our seafront and city centre apartments in San Sebastian to travellers passionate about getting to know new places and travelling. My name is Iñigo (hi!), I'm an open-minded and friendly spanish 30-year-old entrepreneur and marketer. I speak English fluently as I've lived in New York city and the UK for over 6 years, I'm also a native speaker in Spanish and Basque languages, and I also speak a few words in French after being living in Paris the last year.

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