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Think it's too late to turn in that overdue library book? Learn from the example of Robert Nuranen, who checked out a copy of "The Prince of Egypt" for a ninth-grade homework assignment... back in the year 1960.

Nuranen, now a social studies and english teacher, decided to turn in the book last week along with 47 years' worth of late fees. The total: $171.32.

Although Nuranen did end up visiting Egypt as well as 54 other countries, he never did finish the book.

By Ben Kaplan at Jan 6 2007 - 11:22am | Learning | Ben Kaplan's blog | login or register to post comments

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