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Monthly Archives: August 2015
August 31, 2011
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 2011 the German city of Bonn installed a meter to tax prostitutes. The prostitutes would have to pay six euros per night and it was installed near an industrial area frequented by prostitutes and their clients. The Bonn city government did asked several manufacturers about building a specialized booting … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, prostitutes, regulations, sex, taxes
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August 30, 1904
On this date in Twisted-History.com during the 1904 Olympics held in St.Louis, Missouri, the marathon race was held in 90 degree heat on a dirt road. Racer Fred Lorz was running in fourth place when he developed severe cramps and had to drop out of the race at the nine-mile mark. He was able to … Continue reading
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Tagged cheaters gonna cheat, marathon, Olympics, races, St. Louis
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August 29, 1985
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1985 New York Yankee player Don Baylor was hit by a pitch for the 190th time during his career, setting a modern day record for players who played after 1900. This was the 22nd time during the 1985 season that he was plunked and when winning Yankee pitcher Phil … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, baseball records, hit by pitch, New York, New York Yankees
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August 28, 1884
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1884 the 1st known photograph of a tornado was made near Howard, South Dakota. This was at the same time and area that semi-famous balloonist Dorian Francis Gale disappeared while testing his new high altitude balloon and wasn’t heard from again until he was discovered confused and hallucinating in … Continue reading
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Tagged balloons, Frank L Baum, Oz, South Dakota, tornado
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August 27, 1998
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1998 “Titanic” became the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million dollars. This huge sum of money was due to the massive number of women and girls between the ages of 13 and 52 who flocked to the movie theaters to watch and re-watch Jack … Continue reading
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Tagged fictional characters, men, movies, movies only women get, Titanic, women
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August 26, 1920
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1920 the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. The amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in the voting booth. The politicians of the era admitted that while the missionary position was more traditional, doggie style would enable the man to point out who the … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th amendment, men, sex, US History, voting, women
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August 25, 2008
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 2008, Father Antonio Rungi of the Passionists order in the town of Mondragone, Italy proposed on his blog to hold a “Beauty Contests for Nuns” where the nuns would send him photos and people would vote for who was the most lovely. He envisioned that the Sisters would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty Contests, catholics, Italy, nuns
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August 24, 1960
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1960 the lowest temperature in world history was recorded. Temperatures measured at the Vostok, Antarctica research station dipped to -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius). On this same date the temperature at the equator of Mars was a balmy 71 degrees Fahrenheit. When the researchers at the Vostok station … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, cold, ex-wives, I mean COLD, Mars, no, Russians, world record
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August 23, 1953
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1953, aspiring graffiti artist Captain George C. Davison of Staten Island, New York was thrown into a North Korean prison for fifteen days for penciling in a moustache on a picture of Mao Tze Tung. The communist officials were not amused, but freed Davison after he served his time. … Continue reading
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Tagged graffiti artists, Khruschev, Malenkov, New York, North Korea, Russia
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August 22, 1990
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1990 angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage. They would shout slogans for 5 minutes and then sit down and rest for an hour. They did that for two hours before they meandered over to the liquor store, bought vodka, and then went … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, Moscow, protesters, Russia, tobacco
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