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Frisbee Creator Takes a Spin As His Own Invention
Read more: Frisbee Creator Takes a Spin As His Own InventionWalter Frederick Morrison (January 16, 1920 – February 9, 2010) was the inventor of the Frisbee. One of the most successful toys ever made, Morrison’s invention went on to generate nearly 300 million sales since its roll out in the 1950s. Morrison died at the age of 90 in 2010. His family, looking for an…
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Repeated Failure Plus $5 Correspondence Course Equals Recipe for Fantastic Ice Cream
Read more: Repeated Failure Plus $5 Correspondence Course Equals Recipe for Fantastic Ice CreamThings were not going well for Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen. The lifelong friends had plans for their lives, but those plans were crumbling. Jerry had planned on being a physician, but he couldn’t get into medical school. Ben wanted to be a potter, but sales were insufficient to make ends meet. The two friends…
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Cadaver Synod: When a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial
Read more: Cadaver Synod: When a Dead Pope Was Put on TrialDiscover the bizarre historical trial known as the Cadaver Synod, where Pope Formosus was exhumed and tried posthumously in a surreal twist of Vatican history.
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Violet Jessop: The Unsinkable Woman Who Survived Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic
Read more: Violet Jessop: The Unsinkable Woman Who Survived Titanic, Britannic, and OlympicViolet Jessop, known as “Miss Unsinkable,” survived the Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic disasters. Discover her incredible true story of courage, resilience, and survival against all odds.
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Pray That Your Nose Never Knows This Putrid Perfume
Read more: Pray That Your Nose Never Knows This Putrid PerfumeWhat most offends your olfactory senses? Week-old dirty running socks? Rotten eggs? A well-ripened dirty diaper? Think of the odor that curls your nose hairs and sends you into fits of revulsion. Now forget about it, because the stinkiest thing you have ever encountered is like the finest perfume compared to the world’s smelliest substance.
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The Unmistakeable Signal that She’s Just Not Into You
Read more: The Unmistakeable Signal that She’s Just Not Into YouEvery unattached male who is looking for Mrs. Right knows what it is like to fancy an attractive lady and wonder whether she feels the same way about him. Unfortunately, men are not particularly adept at reading the signals. Apparently this phenomenon is not unique to humans. The female dragonfly has developed a simple-yet-effective way…
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Meet the Eagle Who Adorned US Currency
Read more: Meet the Eagle Who Adorned US CurrencyMany faces — famous and not-so-famous — have appeared on U.S. currency. You may have studied the solemn faces on the front of coins and paper money and wondered about the men and women who were honored by being immortalized in such a public manner. There is one face, however, you have probably seen without…
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Ronald Reagan: The Lifeguard Who Never Stopped Rescuing
Read more: Ronald Reagan: The Lifeguard Who Never Stopped RescuingRonald Reagan, who saved 77 lives as a lifeguard, saved a 78th life while serving as Governor of California
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The Month a Whole Town Danced Until They Dropped
Read more: The Month a Whole Town Danced Until They DroppedDancing is typically associated with happiness and celebration. If you see someone dancing, you are safe to assume that person is having a good time. You would have been wrong in your assumption, however, if you happened to witness the spectacle that happened 500 years ago when an entire town started dancing — and kept…
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Cannibalism: It Actually Can Be a Laughing Matter
Read more: Cannibalism: It Actually Can Be a Laughing MatterCannibalism is certainly no laughing matter. Or is it?
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Jokes About His Name Drove Him Bananas
Read more: Jokes About His Name Drove Him BananasGrowing up with the surname Banana could not have been easy. Just ask Canaan Sodindo Banana. One can only imagine the ribbing he received from classmates and neighborhood bullies. His name was low-hanging fruit ample ammunition for those who wished to taunt him. Banana’s thin skin low tolerance for teasing fueled his compulsion to command…
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Hedy Lamarr: Much More Than Just Another Pretty Face
Read more: Hedy Lamarr: Much More Than Just Another Pretty FaceThe Lesser-Known Side of Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was once billed as the World’s Most Beautiful Woman. The Austrian-born actress landed a contract with MGM in 1937 and achieved stardom with her performance in the 1938 film Algiers. Her role in the 1949 movie Samson and Delilah was her…
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The Man in Black and a Cold War Scoop
Read more: The Man in Black and a Cold War ScoopYears before the world learned of Johnny Cash’s musical talents, the U.S. Air Force helped him develop other abilities. The result led to an unexpected rendezvous with a dramatic moment in history.
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