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July 15, 1922

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1922 the first duck-billed platypus arrived in America, directly from Australia. It was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. Native New Yorkers, long used to the shenanigans of PT Barnum and others of his ilk, refused at first to believe it was a real animal. They … Continue reading

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July 15th, 1922

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1922 the duck-billed platypus arrived in America, direct from Australia. It was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. Most people viewing it claimed it was a hoax on the scale of the Feejee Mermaid and claimed that PT Barnum did it better when he had a … Continue reading

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