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Vote Cacareco

Published on February 1, 2017

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

In October of 1959, it was reported that a female rhinoceros named Cacareco had won the San Paolo municipal council election in a landslide.

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Mule Elected to Office

Published on January 1, 2017

Posted in: Tidbits

On Sept 14, 1938, the people of Milton, Washington elected a mule named Boston Curtis to be their Republican precinct committeeman during the primary election.

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Princess Margaret Caught Smoking a Cigarette

Published on October 31, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

The scandalous news broke back in 1949 that England’s Princess Margaret had been seen smoking a cigarette at a Halloween charity ball in London.

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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 Tape Age

Published on October 2, 2016

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A UPI article predicted that the 20th century would forever be known as the Tape Age.

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First VCR System

Published on September 25, 2016

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A June 2, 1959 article discusses a new invention by RCA called the Hear-See. It was the first home VCR system.

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First Microwave Oven

Published on September 18, 2016

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

The first Radarange microwave oven went on sale in 1955 in both a table and floor model at very high prices.

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$20,000 in Ice Cream in Will

Published on September 8, 2016

Posted in: Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Tidbits

In 1937, Clementine Farr Duff willed $20,000 to the Washington Home for the Incurables to purchase ice cream.

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Thief Becomes Clerk at Drugstore

Published on August 30, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1923, crooks robbed a pharmacy. As customers entered the store, the thieves pretended like nothing was wrong and continued making sales.

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Bars Glue in Ice Cream

Published on August 15, 2016

Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits

The Board of Health in NYC banned the use of glue in the manufacture of ice cream in 1920.

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Topless Cellist

Published on July 12, 2016

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

On May 9, 1967, NYC Judge Milton Shalleck handed down a ruling in the case of 28-year-old Charlotte Moorman who played her cello topless.

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Walked 14 Miles Nude

Published on July 8, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Humor, Tidbits

On May 21, 1938, it was reported that two men named Ivy Anderson and Dean Green had to hike 14 miles across snow-covered hills stark naked.

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Car Wrecked Over Nudists

Published on June 30, 2016

Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits

In 1936, Long Valley, NJ constable Will Searles staged a one-man war against a local nudist camp.

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Pay-Phone Bandit Arrested

Published on June 27, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In late August of 1988, police identified the suspect in a string of pay phone robberies as 49-year-old James Clark.

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