Monthly Archives: February 2014

February 18, 1930

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930 Elm Farm’s Ollie became the first cow to fly in an airplane. Elm Farm’s Ollie also became the first cow to defecate in an airplane. Elm Farm’s Ollie’s cow poop became the first cow poop to be shoveled and thrown from an airplane. Russell Hardicourt became the first … Continue reading →

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February 17, 1965

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1965, Comedienne Joan Rivers made her first guest appearance on ” The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson” on NBC-TV. On August 25, 2044, the well deceased Ms. Rivers made her final appearance on “The Tonight Show starring Justin Bieber”. Her computer-assisted brain activity finally stopped when her cryo-chamber malfunctioned … Continue reading →

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February 16, 2002

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2002, Ray Brent Marsh, operator/owner of Tri-State Crematory in Noble, GA, was arrested after dozens of corpses were found stacked in storage sheds and scattered around the crematory’s property in the surrounding woods. Eventually over 300 bodies were found and identified. Was this the result of a madman killing … Continue reading →

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February 15, 1981

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1981, a rocket-powered ice sled attained 399 kph (248 mph) on Lake George, NY to set a new rocket-powered ice sled speed record. Why you ask? Because even geeks and science nerds have their “Hey ya’ll, watch this!” moments and it’s really, really cool.

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February 14, 2003

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003 in Madrid, Spain a ceramic plate with a bullfighting motif painted by Pablo Picasso in 1949 was stolen from an art show. The plate was appraised at $12,400. When Alabamians learned of this incident in 2007, many carted their NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt ceramic plates to their local … Continue reading →

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February 13, 1955

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1955 Israel acquired 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls from Time/Life Inc., with an option to purchase the other three over the next three months. Israel’s President, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, said a deal like that could not be turned down, especially since they were getting at no additional costs, … Continue reading →

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February 12, 1733

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1733 Savannah, GA, was founded by English colonist James Oglethorpe. When he was asked why he named it Savannah, he replied, “Because Mosquito-infected, Humid Ball-Baking, Swamp Crap-hole From Hell was already taken.” When he was politely informed that Mosquito-infected, Humid Ball-Baking, Swamp Crap-hole From Hell was in fact ‘not … Continue reading →

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February 11, 1858

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1858 a French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes. Her friend, Francois D’egnle, said that was exceedingly strange, as virgins had not been spotted near Lourdes in over 60 years.

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February 10, 1535

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1535, twelve Anabaptists ran naked through the streets of Amsterdam to protest the Catholic Church’s stance on infant baptisms, the commingling of Church and State business and they stated that all Christians should practice non-violence, were anti-war, and everyone should return to a simpler, more peaceful life. This was … Continue reading →

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February 9, 1895

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1895, Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan. It wasn’t until 1959 with the invention of Spandex by Joseph C. Shivers of DuPont and the development of volleyball shorts that the athletic world of women’s Volley Ball took off in popularity.

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