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Tag Archives: the french
April 25, 1792
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
April 8, 1820
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
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged breasts, Louis XVIII, men misbehaving, Milos, naked breasts, the french
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March 22, 1907
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.
March 16, 1993
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.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Flintsones, food innovations, french cuisine, really, really big drumsticks, the french
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February 17, 1454
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
Posted in 15th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Dukes being badly, Philip the Good, sweet, sweet loving, the french, women
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August 3, 2011
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
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Arkansas, Kentucky, New York City, paleontology, scientists, the french, Uganda
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July 3, 1790
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
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Ben Franklin, mysterious deaths, the french, viva la France
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April 7th, 1498
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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Tagged klutz, tennis, the french, weird deaths
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March 22, 1906
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.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged rugby, sporting event, the english, the english vs the french, the french
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