Miscellaneous - Tidbits   

Saying it with blood

CANBERRA: An Australian man has set a Guinness World Record for being the world's most generous blood donor, wringing out enough to fill the gasoline tanks of 10 small cars, the Australian Red Cross Society said on Monday. James Harrison (66) began donating blood just days after his 18th birthday. "I was inspired to become a donor after I received a life-saving blood transfusion at the age of 15," Mr. Harrison said in a statement. "I decided then to give back to those unnamed heroes who helped save my life." The head of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Dr. Robert Hazel, said in a statement that Mr. Harrison was an "Australian hero" who donated 480 litres in more than 804 visits to the blood bank. That was enough to fill the tanks of 10 small cars or fill 1,200 soda cans, he said. — AP

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Miscellaneous

News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary |

Stories in this Section

• Cartoon
• All in the game
• The Hindu Crossword No. 7719
• Solution to puzzle No. 7718
• One must have full faith in one's Guru
• dated July 8,1953: Foreign Cricket Team for India
• dated July 8,1953: Nanga Parbat Scaled
• National Weather
• The Prince and the popstar
• War movies, the current favourite
• Lands film role... finally
• Saying it with blood

Copyright © 2003, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu