Tag Archives: Wisconsin

January 19, 1939

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 19, 1939, Ernie Hausen of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin set a world record that stands to this day. He plucked a chicken bare in 4.4 seconds. That is all, folks. He then went on to attempt records for monkey spanking and dolphin waxing. Share this post for the euphemism trifecta. Close Bookmark and Share This … Continue reading →

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January 16, 2012

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 16, 2012, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin police arrested Michael West for domestic abuse. His wife, Rebecca, was crying and bleeding from the nose when they arrived. A drunk West said that they were arguing about finances when the strangest thing… Continue reading →

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March 4, 2008

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2008, Gary Gygax the creater of Dungeons and Dragons died at the age of 69. Contrary to conservative southern preachers, the devil did not show up in person to collect his soul. He sent his minions Orcus and Juiblex. Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and … Continue reading →

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June 24, 1997

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, the US Air Force released a report titled “The Roswell Report, Case Closed” that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Lt. Colonel Scott Hayden, the author of the report, stated that the debris was from a high altitude weather … Continue reading →

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July 8th, 1881

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1881 Edward Berner, a druggist in Two Rivers, WI poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. Until this date chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas. Druggists and soda-jerks everywhere told him that the human taste-buds wouldn’t be able to handle the intense flavor … Continue reading →

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