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June 2, 1994

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 2, 1994, Ned Andrews won the 67th National Spelling Bee when he spelled the word antediluvian. Antediluvian, of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood. Dark horse candidate Burton ‘Gus’ Guster bowed out when he missed the word aggiornamento. Aggiornamento, bringing up to date as in a Vatican Council. Super, super … Continue reading →

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July 23, 1998

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 U.S. scientists at the University of Hawaii turned out more than 50 “carbon-copy” mice with a cloning technique. The mice’s (meece’s) fur soon changed color from lab-rat white to almost banana yellow. To be able to differentiate between the little guys, the scientists named them Dave, Stuart, Jerry, … Continue reading →

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