The Glass House Girl – Podcast #164

• Published on January 13, 2022

• Posted in: Entertainment, Podcast

Latest episode! Edna Kirby spent more than a decade in Hollywood appearing in silent movies for Paramount Studios. While she never became a movie star, Edna drew large crowds in nearly every town that she visited. That’s because Edna Kirby lived in a glass house.

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Bad Apples #3 – Sunset Boulevard – Podcast #163

• Published on January 3, 2022

• Posted in: Bad Apples Movie Review, Podcast

My wife Mary Jane joins me to review the classic movie "Sunset Boulevard." Directed by Billy Wilder, this movie tells the story of a struggling screenwriter who gets into a dangerous relationship with a faded Hollywood actress who dreams of a big comeback.

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Parachute Failed to Open

• Published on January 21, 2022

• Posted in: Tidbits

What happens when both your parachute and safety chute don't open? Lois Ann Frotten lived to tell the world about it.

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Comic – 1947: Grandpa’s Second Childhood

• Published on January 20, 2022

• Posted in: Comics

Grandpa, is second childhood better than the first?" by Vic Herman.

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Retrograph – 1963: Three Generations of Martin Luther King

• Published on January 19, 2022

• Posted in: Retrographs

Colorized photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr with his father and son.

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Extracting Gold From Sand

• Published on January 18, 2022

• Posted in: Tidbits

Fred L. Markley believed that some sand that he had found contained gold. His attempt to extract the gold landing him and his two sons in the hospital.

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RetroRewind – 1975: George Harrison’s Pirate Song

• Published on January 17, 2022

• Posted in: RetroRewind Videos

Former Beatle George Harrison starts to perform his mega-hit "My Sweet Lord," when he quickly switches to singing the Pirate Song.

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Wife Arrives 36 Years Later

• Published on January 14, 2022

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

After 36 years, a Chinese man living in Chicago finally had his wish come true: he was able to see his wife.

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Retrograph – 1909: People’s Drug Store

• Published on January 12, 2022

• Posted in: Retrographs

Colorized photograph of the W.S. Thompson Branch of People's Drug Store in Washington, D.C.

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Dying Navy Officer’s Wish Fulfilled

• Published on January 11, 2022

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

While Lieutenant Nathaniel M. Dial was dying, he asked that his class ring be given to his son. The ring was then lost. Years later, it was found.

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RetroRewind – 1981: DeLorean TV Commercial

• Published on January 10, 2022

• Posted in: RetroRewind Videos

Long before the flux capacitor was added and time travel became possible in the Back to the Future movies, the DeLorean was a car intended for the masses. Here you can see a 1981 commercial for the DeLorean.

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Becomes Doctor after 45 Years

• Published on January 7, 2022

• Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

They say it's never too late to pursue one's dreams. Find out why it took August S. Claus so long to get his medical degree.

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Ad – 1949: Raise Hamsters

• Published on January 6, 2022

• Posted in: Animals & Pets

Yes! You can make money raising hamsters. Just write for free, illustrated literature explaining how to do so...

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Retrograph – 1930: US Bureau of Prohibition

• Published on January 5, 2022

• Posted in: Retrographs

Colorized photograph of the then new insignia plate that had been adopted by the United States Bureau of Prohibition.

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Sucked into Jet Engine

• Published on January 4, 2022

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits

Can you imagine getting sucked into a jet engine? That happened to Al Richards in 1951 and he survived!

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