Solar Eclipse.

Alex

From the website:

People in several countries stopped in their tracks today to be wowed by a total solar eclipse that plunged a narrow swath of the planet into daytime darkness. The eclipse's path began in Brazil and extended across the Atlantic Ocean, northern Africa, and central Asia, ending at sunset in northern Mongolia.

As usual, superstitions die hard:

One Indian paper advised pregnant women not to go outside during the eclipse to avoid having a blind baby or one with a cleft lip. Food cooked before the eclipse should be thrown out afterward because it will be impure and those who are holding a knife or ax during the eclipse will cut themselves, the Hindustan Times added.

In Turkey's earthquake-prone Tokat province, residents set up tents outside despite assurances from scientists that there was no evidence of any link between eclipses and tremors.

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Not that I don't believe you, but as a rule I'm always skeptical of internet articles that just state a fact without giving any sort of reference.

Reference link or it didn't happen!
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Chad, just watch the movie "Lucky Number Slevin" you can hear Bruce Willis talk about it near the begening of the movie.

I dont know if this was documented but I wouldn't be surprised if it's true. Chpalin was famous partly for doing crazy stuff like that.
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Well its true but the best part is not really about reference links or related articles. thought need a couple of mirrors to see the back of your ears, would you wait till then to believe it? Bruce Willis says the same thing in lucky numbers slevin.or you need a link to that too
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