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Retrocast #19 – Podcast #202

Published on August 15, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts, Tidbits

A World War II vet who could only rent a home if he agreed to bring a live goat, Baltimore requires male go-go dancers to cover their breasts, and a woman who saw The Sound of Music 864 times, and much more!

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1938: Deer Stabs Man and Evens Score (Footnote)

Published on July 12, 2023

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Tidbits

Albert Christianson was out hunting near his home and shot a buck. Next thing you know, a deer stabbed him with a knife...

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Teenagers Steal Airplane (1959)

Published on July 7, 2023

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits

Three teenagers decide to steal an airplane and take a joyride in it. But what would they do when they began to run out of fuel?

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1920: Message in a Bottle Found Near Seattle (Footnote)

Published on July 5, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Miscellaneous, Tidbits, Unbelievable

Just how did a message sent in a bottle from Kansas end up floating in a canal near Seattle, Washington?

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He Lost His Temper and Found His Voice (1943)

Published on June 30, 2023

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits

Mario Mastrianni lost his ability to speak while fighting during World War II. A strange incident restored his speech.

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1906: Dress Made of Postage Stamps (Footnote)

Published on June 28, 2023

Posted in: Fashion & Design, Footnotes to History, Tidbits

Over 30,000 stamps were used to make a woman's dress in Bermuda in 1906. Sounds like one big sticky mess...

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He Was Born Somewhere… (1903)

Published on June 23, 2023

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Tidbits

When one is born while on a trip from one place to another, what does one place on their birth certificate. Harry Mowrar had such a problem.

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1953: Daughter’s In It But Chair Rocks Ma (Footnote)

Published on May 12, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Tidbits

Somehow, 16-month-old Jackie Cornecelli managed to get stuck in her rocking chair. Her mom was unable to free her.

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1949: Nose Knows A Good Thing (Footnote)

Published on May 10, 2023

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

John D. Bidegain lost his nose and was challenged by a manager to make a new one. And that was exactly what he did.

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1943: Boy’s Court Plea Wins Suit And A New Home (Footnote)

Published on May 8, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order, Tidbits

A 10-year-old Detroit boy convinced a judge to throw out his family's eviction order. They were given a new home instead.

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Derailed Train Jumps Back on the Rails (1941)

Published on May 6, 2023

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits, Unbelievable

A Streamliner train traveling through Columbus, GA derailed, only to be forced back on the track about one-half mile away.

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1937: Miss Stumpf to Become Bride of Mr. Zumpft (Footnote)

Published on April 28, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Alida Stumpf didn't have to change her last name by much when she married Frederick Zumpft in 1937.

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Man Sells Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans (1937)

Published on April 25, 2023

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Arthur Dean Lindsay not only sold the oceans, but he also claimed ownership of everything in the sky above him. And he had the legal documents to prove it.

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1922: Bluff Called, May Have to Devour a Million Peas (Footnote)

Published on April 23, 2023

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Tidbits

A bet was made and the loser would have to eat 1,000,000 peas. Just how much space does a million peas take up?

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A Little Boy’s Revenge (1953)

Published on April 21, 2023

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Hoaxes, Law & Order, Tidbits

Three boys at PS 90 in Manhattan were witness to the murder of one of their classmates. Police were called and began a search for the body...

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