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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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The Shoeless Hillbilly – Podcast #81

Published on April 7, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

Peter Grainger had spent nearly his entire life living high in the mountains of New Mexico with virtually no contact with the outside world. Or did he?

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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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Murder in the Mail – Podcast #80

Published on March 6, 2015

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

John Kmetz received a trial supply of herbal pills that would restore vitality to his 54-year-old body. Shortly after taking the pills, Kmetz was dead.

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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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The Great Venus Swindle – Podcast #79

Published on January 21, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast, Unbelievable

In 1953, Harold Jesse Berney was chosen by the US government to be its main contact with Uccelles, a prince visiting our planet from Venus. A crazy, true story!

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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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Sucker Day

Published on January 5, 2015

Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

There’s that old saying that a sucker is born every minute. Take this story dated March 26, 1952, from Wetumka, Oklahoma as an example.

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Stolen Coffee Truck

Published on December 26, 2014

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1958, thieves in NYC stole a tractor-trailer loaded with $22,000 worth of green coffee. They unloaded the truck and ripped a hole through the garage door.

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Boy Stuck in Chimney

Published on December 18, 2014

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

On December 12, 1951, 8-yr-old Jimmy Kirk tried to go down the chimney of his Philadelphia home to prove that Santa could do it. He got stuck.

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The Bowery’s Santa – Podcast #78

Published on December 12, 2014

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

Joe Bonavita went to the Bowery in 1946 to give away a big chunk of his hard-earned money to those less fortunate. The true story about an unusual Santa Claus.

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