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Monthly Archives: May 2016
May 31, 1880
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1880, Sunabdha Kumariratana, the Royal Princess of Thailand was on her way to the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace being carried by the Royal Boat when it capsized and threw her and other members of the Royal Family into the water. Sunabdha drowned even though there were many onlookers who … Continue reading
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Tagged Princesses, stupid deaths, stupid rules, Thailand, water
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May 30, 1959
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1959 the first full size hovercraft, the SR-N1, was launched and tested at Cowes on the Isle of Wight off the coast of England. According to Sir Christopher Cockerell, the designer, it remained eel free during the entire test.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged eels, England, hovercraft, inventions, Isle of Wight
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May 28, 2012
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2012 West Virginia pastor Mark Wolford died from a snake he was handling in a church service, just like his father did years earlier. God spoke moments later and said, “Okay, you idiots. These snakes are venomous and if irritated, they will bite the shit out of you. Your … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged death, God speaking, penis substitute, religion, snake handlers, snakes, stupid deaths, West Virginia
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May 27, 1907
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1907 the Bubonic Plague broke out in San Francisco. Stray cats started accosting people in the street and telling them that cats were worshiped as gods in ancient Egypt and ancient Egypt never had the Bubonic Plague. The cats told the people of San Francisco that was because they, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bubonic Plague, cats, cats vs dogs, dogs, plagues, San Francisco
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May 26, 1930
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1930, the US Supreme Court ruled that buying liquor does not violate the Constitution.
May 25, 1979
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1979, Raul Gonzales of Mexico completed a 50,000 meter walk in a record time of 3:41:38. 50,000 meters is 31 miles, which means he was ‘walking’ at a rate of better than 8 mph, which also means that he was ‘averaging’ a mile every 7 minutes and 8 seconds. … Continue reading
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Tagged Mexico, Peachtree Road Race, sports records, walking vs running
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May 24, 1863
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1863 bushwackers led by Captain William Marchbanks attacked a U.S. Federal militia party in Nevada, Missouri. Nothing twisted here, just wanted to make you say bushwackers and giggle like an immature 13 year old boy. You know you did.
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged bushwhackers, Missouri, US Civil War
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May 23, 1998
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 a Hanson concert sold out in less than 20 minutes in the Detroit market for a June 29 show at the Pine Knob Amphitheatre. To this day, no one understands why.
May 22, 1957
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1957 the South African government approved race separation in its universities. When it was mentioned to JG Strijdom that his stringent apartheid policies would also keep hot Asian chicks out of the classrooms with the white students, Mr. Strijdom said that sometimes you have to make sacrifices for racial … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged apartheid, JG Strijdom, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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