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Do celebrities really die in Threes?

Celebrity Death Rule of Threes: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon

Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson

Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson

 

Jun 25th 2009 8:27PM
By Fletch

The world was already sad enough this morning with the death of Farrah Fawcett piled on top of the recent death of Ed McMahon. I had a conversation at lunch about the Celebrity Death Rule of Threes – you know when a famous person dies, they say celebrity deaths always come in threes. I’m not sure if there’s ever been a statistical study, but based on perception, the rule seems real.

 

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Clouds

undulatus asperatus

undulatus asperatus

Is there a forth type of cloud on the horizon?

Certain conditions must exist for clouds to form – water vapor in the air, temperature change, and particles in the air for the water vapor to condense on. As warm, moist air rises, it begins to cool and condense on dust particles forming water droplets. These water droplets form clouds. They will not fall to Earth because they are too small.

There are three main types of clouds.

  • Stratus – meaning layer
  • Cumulus – meaning heap
  • Cirrus – meaning curl

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Tripps (also called Threes or Bender’s Delight)

Tripps Dice Game - Bender's Delight

Threes (Tripps) dice game

Tripps

Tripps

This game called Threes or Tripps is a gambling game, it is played with five dice, the goal or the objective is to get the lowest possible score in any of the given rounds.

The game itself and is unknown where it originated from, but questions have arisen that it was a method of acquiring illicit substances or merely to pass the time after peeing or shooting up in a alley way.

How to Play Tripps

To play they all gather in a circle with the five dice, each player rolls one dice to determine who goes first. If there is a tie roll those two players roll again until a winner is established.

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