The Man Who Gave Away His Birthday – Podcast #108

• Published on December 30, 2017

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

When Robert Louis Stevenson learned that Annie Ide disliked her Christmas birthday, he gave her his birthday. The story includes an interview with Heather Finn, the woman who inherited his birthday.

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Found Out Who Her Husband Really Was…

• Published on October 28, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Halloween 1936: Howard Law of Chicago purchased a box of candy for his wife. He was soon arrested for being an escaped prisoner.

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Dressed Like a Man for Halloween

• Published on October 24, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Back in 1921, New York City resident Etta Caulfield decided to dress up as a man for Halloween. Soon she was arrested for doing so.

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The Trick-or-Treat Dentist – Podcast #98

• Published on October 19, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Law & Order, Podcast

Back in 1959 dentist William V. Shyne was charged with giving laxative pills to trick-or-treaters. Find out what happened next...

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Good Samaritan Saves Christmas

• Published on December 31, 2015

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Mrs. Pat Robinson helped saved Christmas for the Ball family of Long Beach after their car was wrecked and their gifts were scattered all over the road.

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Saves Mouse from Torturers

• Published on December 25, 2015

• Posted in: Animals & Pets, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

In April 1946, Norbert "Butch" Lusardi was walking home from school when he encountered 3 boys that intended to kill a mouse. He saved its life.

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The Singing Mouse – Podcast #89

• Published on December 24, 2015

• Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

The comical true story of a mouse that could sing. Next came a one-year contract with NBC radio and a contest to find the world's best singing mouse.

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New Leg for Christmas

• Published on December 20, 2015

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Earl Baker lost his leg in 1938. After a cruel hoax, the residents of Coatesville, PA chipped in to purchase an artificial limb for the boy.

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Cinderella Girl – Podcast #85

• Published on August 11, 2015

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

Anna Sklepovich had the same birthday as President Franklin Roosevelt. Find out what happened to Anna after she was supposedly invited to the White House.

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Sucker Day

• Published on January 5, 2015

• Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

There’s that old saying that a sucker is born every minute. Take this story dated March 26, 1952, from Wetumka, Oklahoma as an example.

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Boy Stuck in Chimney

• Published on December 18, 2014

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

On December 12, 1951, 8-yr-old Jimmy Kirk tried to go down the chimney of his Philadelphia home to prove that Santa could do it. He got stuck.

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The Bowery’s Santa – Podcast #78

• Published on December 12, 2014

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial, Podcast

Joe Bonavita went to the Bowery in 1946 to give away a big chunk of his hard-earned money to those less fortunate. The true story about an unusual Santa Claus.

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Girls Free Santa Claus

• Published on December 9, 2014

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

In 1933, two sisters hired a lawyer to get Santa out of jail. The judge later apologized to the girls and Christmas was saved.

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340 lb Santa Stuck in Chimney

• Published on December 4, 2014

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

On Christmas Day of 1920, New York Alderman Frank J. Dotzler got stuck in the chimney of his home while delivering gifts to his children.

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The 1913 Calumet Christmas Party Disaster – Podcast #29

• Published on November 24, 2009

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

A 1913 Christmas Eve celebration for the children of Calumet, Michigan turned into a death trap.

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