RIP: Thor Heyerdahl - MURC

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Dr Mordrid

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RIP: Thor Heyerdahl

18 April 2002, 16:51

404 | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,50658,00.html

FoxNews.com

Really a blow to this huge fan of his adventures

He died at age 87 at home in Italy. He had been suffering the effects of an inoperable brain tumor.

I can remember reading Kon-Tiki as a kid and just being totally enthralled. Later on he sailed the Ra across the Atlantic and I got just as excited as before.

Sail on Thor....your Viking spirit will live on forever.

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18 April 2002, 18:42

No way!
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19 April 2002, 08:45

great man, great ideas.

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19 April 2002, 11:47

If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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21 April 2002, 13:09

He certainly brought some bright spots to an otherwise dim century. He will be greatly missed.
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21 April 2002, 13:13

Yes, he was one of the most faumos Norwegian explorers ever!

We will miss him!
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22 April 2002, 17:56

crap, thats sad news

yes he was truly a hearty and brave explorer, and an intellegent man.

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