William Perry, aka The Tipton Slasher, was the bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing champ of England in 1850 and 1856.

Apparently, I am related, through my father’s mother’s family.

You can see it in the profile (above).

I figured this out during a grade 8 genealogy project in 1975.

Irish petting farms have been issued with guidelines for avoiding the E.coli infection that has shut down a string of petting farms in Britain. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre, part of the HSE, said Irish petting farms are perfectly safe to visit as long as visitors wash their hands after touching the animals. Its website, hpsc.ie, includes safety advice.

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TORONTO -- University of Toronto researchers are part of an international team which has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that plays an important role in the spread of listeria, the trigger behind the food-borne disease listeriosis, which caused a deadly outbreak in Canada in the summer of 2008.

McAlister's Deli Facility type: Full-service restaurant Inspection type: Routine Inspection date: Aug. 11 Critical violations: 2 Noncritical violations: 0 # Managers on duty at the time of this inspection were not able to correctly answer our questions about policy regarding employee health situations. Level: Critical (corrected during inspection)

A drug commonly used to treat cattle and sometimes dogs for a blood parasite can, at a relatively high dose, completely eliminate the parasite Babesia caballi from horses, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have discovered.

DETROIT -- A global team of researchers has mapped the genetic code of the world's most popular vegetable — the potato. The draft of the potato genome released last week represents the work of more than 50 scientists from 16 institutions and will provide a starting point for other researchers to develop sturdier, more nutritious potatoes.

Calcutta -- The tea industry will suffer a major setback following a global ban on Endosulfan — a pesticide that is widely used in growing the crop. Endosulfan is set to be banned worldwide after the signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, or the POPs, treaty in Geneva in mid-October.

Farms across the North are increasing safety and cleanliness measures in the wake of E-coli scares in North Yorkshire and Surrey. Visitor numbers have been hit at many children’s farms throughout the region as people stay away. Currently around 79 people are in hospital with the infection.