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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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The Cranberry Crisis of 1959 – Podcast #28

Published on November 23, 2009

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

Can you imagine Thanksgiving without cranberries? That actually happened in 1959 when cooks across America tossed out all of their cranberry products.

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