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March 19, 1915

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 19, 1915, cheeky Pluto photobombed Lowell Observatory when they were actively searching for the mysterious ninth planet theorized by American astronomers Percival Lowell and William Pickering. Unfortunately for Lowell and his assistants, they didn’t realize how shy and bashful and faint Pluto was in the picture and did not recognize it in the … Continue reading →

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February 17, 1795

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Joel Byers

On February 17, 1795, amateur gardener and marrier of ugly women, Thomas Seddal harvested an 18 lb 5 oz potato from his garden in Chester, England. When people would come and look at it, they’d almost always claim that it was one of Mr. Seddal’s toddlers, and not a potato. To be honest, it could … Continue reading →

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January 27, 1888

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1888, the National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC to further the discovery of new plants, animals, and cultures of the world. It was NOT founded to allow photographers to talk pictures of naked women in Borneo, Brazil or Africa. Those naked pictures were for scientific research.

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March 14, 1932

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1932 George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide. This was several days after visiting and photographing the abandoned home of Charles Dexter Ward located at 100 Prospect Street in Providence Rhode Island. In his suicide note, Mr. Eastman left instructions that all the photographs he’d taken … Continue reading →

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February 23, 1997

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, Scottish scientists announced the successful cloning of Dolly, a sheep. The Welsh magazine “Natural Husbandry” asked for and received permission to film Dolly and interview the scientist involved in this wonderful breakthrough. On the day of the photo-shoot and interview, the Scottish scientists became very concerned when the … Continue reading →

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January 10, 1911

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1911, Major Jimmie Erickson took the first photographs from an airplane while flying over San Diego, CA. The first photograph was of the city itself, but he convinced his pilot to fly lower and he was able to get several nice photographs of Ms. Edith Trupence as she was … Continue reading →

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