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1964 – Woman Anonymously Mails Boyfriend $500 (Footnote)

Published on March 14, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage

A 19-year-old had the brilliant idea of mailing her boyfriend $500, thinking he would use it to marry her. It did not go as planned...

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1937 – Dog Found to Have Ring Lost Three Years Earlier (Footnote)

Published on March 10, 2023

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage

For three long years, Mrs. David Hann searched for her wedding ring. Then, one day, her dog spat it up. Where had it been all this time?

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1930 – Kissing Ban Proposed (Footnote)

Published on March 3, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage

A 10-year ban on kissing was proposed to slow the spread of tuberculosis. Could it work?

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1928 – Couple Waits 60 Years to Marry

Published on February 24, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage

It's never too late to marry one's sweetheart, even if they have to wait 60 years to do so.

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1927 – Every Kiss Takes 3 Minutes From Lovers’ Life Span (Footnote)

Published on February 17, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage, Science, Technology & Medicine

Can kissing really shorten one's life? That's what students at Western State College concluded.

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1975 – Man’s Car Stolen, Picked Up By His Own Vehicle (Footnote)

Published on February 15, 2023

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History

A Huntsville man had his car stolen, began to hitchhike back home and was picked up by his own car.

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1962 – Come On, Baby, Don’t Do the Twist! (Footnote)

Published on February 9, 2023

Posted in: Entertainment, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine

The American Medical Association warned that anyone who was over 40 should avoid doing the Twist, the latest dance craze.

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1950 – Dentist Pulls Tooth, Patient Jumps Out Window (Footnote)

Published on January 31, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine

James Wheatley had his tooth pulled and had a strange reaction to the anesthesia: he jumped out the window!

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1949 – Don’t Come Back-He Didn’t! (Footnote)

Published on January 24, 2023

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Schools & Education

His teacher told him not to come back to school without his book, so he did exactly what he was told and ran away from home.

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1938 – Fishing Trip Accidents Send Family to Hospital (Footnote)

Published on January 21, 2023

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine

The Mowrar family should have never gone fishing. All went home with significant injuries to their right hands or arms.

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1955 – Wife Teed Off At Husband (Footnote)

Published on December 26, 2022

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations, Humor, Love & Marriage

Lew Luquire made the mistake of not getting home in time after playing a round of golf. His wife decided to get even.

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1972 – Santa Claus Exists (Footnote)

Published on December 25, 2022

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations

Just when a ten-year-old boy was starting to question the existence of Santa Claus, he confirmed that he really does exist.

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1965 – Santa Zapped By Power Line (Footnote)

Published on December 24, 2022

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations

Santa needs to be more careful in the future. Trying to land using a parachute can be quite dangerous.

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1960 – Christmas Cards Arrive 20 Years Late (Footnote)

Published on December 23, 2022

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations

Things do get lost in the mail, but the US Postal Service was unable to explain why these Christmas cards were delivered 20 years late.

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1952 – New Roof for Christmas (Footnote)

Published on December 22, 2022

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial

All Mrs. Delia Hagen of Los Angeles wanted for Christmas was a new roof, but she could not afford it.

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