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April 25, 1792

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1792 the guillotine was first used. A few years before the French Revolution, highwayman Nicolas Pelletier, was the first person executed with the now famous method of beheading. Eyewitness accounts reported that the crowded was very dissatisfied with the guillotine as it was too clean and too fast. They … Continue reading →

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April 8, 1820

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1820 the famous marble sculpture was discovered on the island of Milos by a peasant, Yorgos Kentrotas, and a French naval officer. The sculpture was in several pieces including parts of her missing arms. It was immediately bought by France and presented to French King Louis XVIII before it … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1907

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1907 in Paris it was reported that male cab drivers were dressing as women to attract riders. Those who shaved every day were found to make more money.

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March 16, 1993

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1993, France officially declared ostrich meat fit for human consumption. Fred Flinstone sized drumsticks became possible for the first time in Western civilization.

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February 17, 1454

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1454 at a grand feast and after many, many drinks, Philip the Good of Burgundy took the “vow of the pheasant” by which he swore to fight the Turks. At that time the Turks were a rowdy bunch and actually fighting them was considered unhealthy, but beating them was … Continue reading →

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August 3, 2011

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this day in Twisted-History.com in 2011, Ugandan and French paleontologists announced the discovery of a 20 million year old ape skull in northeastern Uganda. The skull belonged to a male Ugandapithecus Major, a remote cousin of today’s great apes. It was speculated that this type of ape was a tree-climber and had not developed … Continue reading →

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July 3, 1790

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1790 in Paris, France the Marquis of Condorcet proposed granting civil rights to women. The Marquis, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat (just call me Nick or Nicolas) was the French Benjamin Franklin of the French Revolution and he advocated a liberal economy, free and public education, constitutionalism, equal … Continue reading →

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June 15, 1667

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1667, Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first fully documented human blood transfusion. He transferred twelve ounces of sheep’s blood into a 15-year old French boy. To prepare the boy for the transfusion he was bleed 20 times by leeches. To everyone’s amazement, the boy survived and escaped to the … Continue reading →

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April 7th, 1498

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1498, King Charles VIII of France died when he ran into a tennis court and stuck his head on a low wooden beam. He was 28 years old at the time. No one was really surprised that it happened to King Charles “The Klutz” as he was forever catching … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1906

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1906 France lost the first ever rugby game played against Britain and the Brits have never let them forget it.

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