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Porpoise Dies Playing Baseball

Published on July 1, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Sports, Tidbits

Sad news came out of Marineland, Florida in 1957 when it was reported that a porpoise named Algae had accidentally swallowed a rubber ball and died.

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Mule Causes Three Car Accidents

Published on June 24, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Tidbits

On August 4, 1960, a mule in Shallotte, North Carolina managed to wreck three cars. Read this true story to learn more...

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Cuts Off Mother-in-Law’s Nose

Published on June 3, 2015

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Red Fork, OK resident Jack Van Zandt was arrested in 1931 after getting in an argument with his mother-in-law. He had cut off her nose...

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Oops…Wrong Husband

Published on May 27, 2015

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1945, Victor Sammarco was arrested for failure to pay alimony to his ex-wife. He claimed never to have seen her before.

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Character Day Bank Holdup

Published on May 20, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Money & Financial, Tidbits

Six students from the Santa Rosa Junior College found themselves in hot water in 1960. They dressed up in roaring ‘20’s clothes and decided to rob a bank...

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Farmer Bitten Three Times in One Day

Published on May 6, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

How's this for bad luck: Nathan Brown was bitten by a bee, a snake, and a bulldog all on the same day: July 6th of 1935.

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He Gave His Right Arm

Published on April 29, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A 1952 article discussed the case of a girl who was suffering from crippling arthritis. Her father offered to give up his right arm for a cure. And he did.

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A Horse Named Wedding Expenses

Published on April 22, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1962, a woman called off her wedding because her fiancé had gambled all of their savings on a horse named Wedding Expenses.

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James Beasom – An Unlucky Day

Published on April 1, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

The papers reported on January 4, 1935, that 56-year-old James Beasom had died. The way that he died was very unusual.

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Trapped in Refrigerated Boxcar

Published on March 25, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits

Manuel Ramirez was laid off from his job, so he jumped aboard a boxcar that he thought was headed south to his mom's home. Big mistake...

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Ghosts on the Moon

Published on March 15, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A story for those that buy into the whole NASA conspiracy-you know-that man never stepped foot on the moon. This is sure to add some more fuel to that fire.

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One Too Many Kisses for Opera Star

Published on February 28, 2015

Posted in: Entertainment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1922 Rafaelo Diaz, a tenor for the Metropolitan Opera was giving kisses to his female fans. This angered one husband and he slugged Diaz.

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The Penny Covered Desk

Published on February 15, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Money & Financial, Tidbits

Bank floor manager William H. Oglesbee had a very unusual desk. It was covered with more than 12,000 pennies using 77 tubes of cement.

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Catch Beetles with Auto Paints

Published on February 5, 2015

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Dr. Orlo K. Jantz stumbled upon a new way to control beetles. Traps were set up baited with two colors of automobile paint.

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Saved by His Buckle

Published on January 15, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits

Alfred De Chico was shot three times by Salvatore Carricato, but there was no blood. He was saved by the buckle of his suspenders.

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