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Sees Dead Husband on Movie Screen

Published on July 21, 2017

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Bobette and Joseph Griffin were only married two weeks when she saw her supposedly dead husband up on the screen while viewing The Great Ziegfeld.

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Thought His First Wife Was Dead

Published on July 14, 2017

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Albert Rudesheim thought his wife Julia Mocska was deceased, so he moved to Denver and married another woman. To his surprise, his first wife was still alive.

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Waiter Drugs Non-Tipper

Published on June 30, 2017

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

In 1964 waiter Herbert A. Talmud was accused of poisoning the food of customers at the Occidental Restaurant in Washington, DC.

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Permitted to Wear Van Dyke Beard

Published on June 26, 2017

Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits

On July 24, 1955, the NY State Labor Department ruled that a man couldn't be fired from his job as a swimming pool attendant for having a Van Dyke beard.

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Pushes Cart 13 Miles Off Course

Published on June 19, 2017

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

George Kuscinkas pushed his 630-pound cart 13 miles all around New York City way back in 1950.

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Twilight Zone Chooses to Keep Rod Serling

Published on May 21, 2017

Posted in: Entertainment, Money & Financial, Tidbits

Can you imagine The Twilight Zone television series with Orson Welles as the host? It almost happened...

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Kids Trapped in a Toolbox

Published on May 14, 2017

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits

On Sunday, March 12, 1950, three Hinsdale, Illinois children were found trapped in a toolbox.

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Wife Serves Husband Dog Food

Published on May 14, 2017

Posted in: Tidbits

In 1937, a West Orange, NJ wife accidentally served her husband dog food for breakfast.

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Superboy Flies Out the Window

Published on April 29, 2017

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits

On March 18, 1954 4-year-old Kenneth Patrick Ward attempted to fly out of his Brooklyn apartment window and was saved by Marilyn Schroth.

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Pilot Crashes into Living Room of Home

Published on April 18, 2017

Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits

Willis Allen Wood died on May 12, 1957 when his plane disintegrated and his body fell through the roof of the home of Fred Thompson and his daughter Connie.

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Kids Bounce Out of the Window

Published on April 11, 2017

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits

In 1957, three young children were using their bed as a trampoline when they all accidentally bounced out of the second-floor window.

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Washed His Intestines in the Kitchen Sink

Published on March 21, 2017

Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

56-year-old Gretna, Louisiana resident Sidney Landry had terrible stomach pains and opted to remove a portion of his colon with a penknife.

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Doctor Removes His Own Appendix

Published on March 14, 2017

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

On July 30, 1949, Dr. George C. Balderston removed his own appendix to test the effects of local anesthesia.

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Ultimate Cure for a Sore Throat???

Published on March 7, 2017

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

In 1936, Newtonville, NJ resident William Jugis had a really bad surgery. He used a kitchen knife to take care of the problem. It was not a good decision.

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Eleuterio the Parrot

Published on February 15, 2017

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Forgotten History, Law & Order, Tidbits

Eleuterio the parrot was a national celebrity in Brazil. He was famous for his vulgarities and was nominated for city council.

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