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Monthly Archives: October 2014
October 21, 2007
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2007 Surinder Singh Bajwa, the Deputy Mayor of Delhi, died from the injuries he’d received the day before when he fell from the first floor balcony of his office as he fought off a mob of attacking Rhesus monkeys. Chim-Chim the Talking Chimpanzee was quoted as saying, “Sometimes a … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged chim-chim, India, monkeys, stupid deaths, the monkey mafia
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October 20, 1944
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1944 a liquid gas tank in Cleveland exploded, and killed 135 people and made 3,600 others homeless. The homeless complained and demanded from the mayor and God why they couldn’t have been as lucky as the 135 bastards that died.
October 19, 1980
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1980 Daredevil Steve McPeak rode a 101 foot tall unicycle at the Las Vegas Hilton to set the world record. The unicycle used by McPeak weighed in over 1,400 pounds and he had to pedal it in a circle around the circumference of the crane that lifted him to … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged daredevil stunts, Las Vegas, Unicycle
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October 18, 707
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 707 AD Pope John VII was bludgeoned to death by a cuckolded husband while he was engaged in coitus with the offended man’s wife. He was buried in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was wrong, just wrong.
Posted in 8th Century
Tagged Popes behaving badly, sex, stupid deaths, the pope, women
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October 17, 1814
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1814 a rupture of a brewery tank in London, England released 140,000 gallons of beer in the parish of St. Giles and injured hundreds and drowned nine people. The people of St. Giles mourned for six weeks; the loss of the beer, not the nine deaths. In 1814 people … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, London, strange deaths, the english
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October 16, 1925
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1925, the Texas School Board prohibited the teaching of evolution. Chim-Chim, the talking chimpanzee, hailed the school board’s decision, as he explained that weren’t any humans in his family’s woodpile. Chim-Chim was quietly asked by the Texas School Board to stop helping them.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged chim-chim, evolution, people acting dumber than apes, Texas
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October 15, 1520
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1520, King Henry VIII of England signed the orders to have bowling lanes installed at his Whitehall residence. This was back when Henry was still a young man, tall and very athletic. In fact, he was the first rich-boy player who spent his money and used his royal influence … Continue reading
Posted in 16th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged bowling, Henry VIII, playas, rappers, rockstars, sharks, strumpets, the english, women
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October 14, 1066
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1066, William the Conqueror, and his French army, proved victorious at the Battle of Hastings and conquered England, thereby earning the sobriquet “The Conqueror”. Before the Battle of Hastings he was just known as that “Whining Posher From France Who Poos His Pants Before Every Battle”. The English soldiers … Continue reading
Posted in 11th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged battles, nicknames, the english, the french
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October 13, 1987
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1987, in San Diego, CA, the US Navy use dolphins as a military aid for the first time. The dolphins, Steve and Larry, where used to detect underwater mines and swimmers and report back to their handlers of their presence. For the swimmers, the dolphins would attach a device … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged California, chim-chim, dolphins, military, ocean, San Diego, US Navy
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October 12, 1810
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1810 Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The royalty invited the public to attend the event which became an annual celebration that later became known as Oktoberfest. The world thanks them for introducing beer, bratwurst and girls in peasant blouses to the rest of us.
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, Bavaria, beer, bratwurst, breasts, celebrations, progress, royalty, women
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