Santa Stuck in Chimney

• Published on December 27, 2020

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Everyone knows that Santa comes down the chimney to deliver his gifts. Sometimes he gets stuck...

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Gift of 4-Tons of Fertilizer

• Published on December 24, 2020

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Back in 1945, Norval H. Milliken received a very unusual Christmas gift: 4-tons of manure. It took some detective work to figure out who sent it.

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A Grateful Mother – Podcast #143

• Published on December 21, 2020

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial, Podcast

The heartwarming true story from the 1950s of a secret Santa and the generous Christmas gifts that he gave to Helen Arnold's family in Akron, Ohio.

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The Most Beautiful Ape in the World Contest

• Published on December 17, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

A contest was held in 1972 to find the most Beautiful Ape in the World. Just who who win?

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World Posture Queen Pageant

• Published on December 13, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

For fifteen years, the American Chiropractic Society held the World Posture Queen Contest. Each contestant had an x-ray taken of their spine.

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Rita Hayworth Beautiful Legs Contest

• Published on December 9, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

As a tie-in to Rita Hayworth's movie "Affair in Trinidad," contests were held across the nation for the woman with the most beautiful legs.

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The Runaway Miss America – Podcast #142

• Published on December 5, 2020

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

Bette Cooper never dreamed of winning a beauty pageant and was shocked when she won the 1937 Miss America title. Within hours, Bette had disappeared. Where could she have gone?

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Submarine Rodeo

• Published on November 25, 2020

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

Starting in 1959, the Pleasant Lake Lyons Club held their annual Submarine Rodeo scuba contest. It was one of the most unusual contests of all time.

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The Ghost Plane

• Published on November 22, 2020

• Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits

Back in 1955, a plane took off without a pilot and circled around Sydney, Australia for nearly three hours. Just how did they finally get it down?

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Legal to Fly Airplanes on Sunday

• Published on November 20, 2020

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1919, Lieut. John C. Howard was cited for carrying passengers in his airplane on the Sabbath. Were the charges upheld or thrown out by the court?

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The Flying Housewife – Podcast #140

• Published on November 15, 2020

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

In 1938, Richarda "Dikki" Morrow-Tait set off from London in an attempt to become the first woman to pilot an airplane around the world. She encountered setback after setback. Would she make it?

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Man Steals Railway

• Published on November 13, 2020

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Tidbits

Just how does one steal a railroad? Very simple: do it one piece at a time. At least that is what Joseph Gemma attempted to do in 1938.

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Airplane Golf Match

• Published on November 6, 2020

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

On June 25, 1923, a round of airplane golf was held at the Olympia Field Country Club in Chicago, Illinois. Could the amateur team beat the professionals?

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Horseless Age Is Not Far Away

• Published on October 30, 2020

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Tidbits

In 1912, Gleeson Murphy, vice-president of the General Motors Truck Company predicted that the age of the horseless city was not very far away.

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Mother Tells Baby That Armed Robber is a TV Repairman

• Published on October 21, 2020

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

on July 6, 1955, a bandit broke into the apartment of Annette Kotler in Hartford, Connecticut. She told her son that the man was there to fix the television set.

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