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Smelly Lessons in Life
When I was about 5 my mum had a demonstration of what you would call my "child's honesty". We got on a bus and took a seat. ...
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So I was in prison in Bolivia...
NOTE: For those who don't believe this story, read/research "Marching Powder"... this is not a joke! ...
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Nightmare in the Middle of Nowhere
It was December of 1974 and I had just got married to Juvencio in Porto Alegre. For our honeymoon, we decided to drive 750km south down to Punta del Este to spend some time on the beach in Uruguay....
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Why is it called bytestories?
This is a place for "byte-sized" stories and there is a 1500 character (about 250 words) limit for two main reasons. Firstly, we want you to know that "War and Peace" isn't required to leave your mark. Secondly, it takes about 2 minutes to read each story meaning you can head here whenever you want a quick (and entertaining) read.