Those diseases which have some strong resemblance in their general characters, and attack many individuals in a large extent of country at about the same time, are commonly called epidemics. If all, or about all the inhabitants of a country be similarly attacked, at or near the same time, with a particular complaint, it is more properly called a pandemic.

Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.

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A rivulet of tears ran down his face.