Tag Archives: India

February 7, 2011

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Joel Byers

On February 7, 2011, Jose Luis Ochoa, age 35 of California was maliciously killed by an angry dinosaur. That’s right, a fighting gamecock killed him. Mr. Ochoa, while attending an illegal cockfight was slashed in the calf by one of the blades attached… Continue reading →

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February 6, 2019

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 6, 2019, Quadriga, Canada’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange shut down. It had over $145 million in bitcoin assets that its customers could not access. The reason why? Because Quadriga’s founder, Gerald William Cotten had died under mysterious circumstances in 2018 while visiting India, and he was the only person with the passcodes to access … Continue reading →

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April 19, 2013

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2013 Abdullah Riyaz, age 50, was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. While he sat in the waiting area for his Dubai bound plane to be board, officials noticed that he appeared to be very uncomfortable. After a quick search, they found four bars of … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2003

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003 in India, elephants used for commercial work began wearing reflectors to avoid being hit by cars during night work. And Americans think hitting a deer will raise your insurance, imagine the call to your insurance agent when you have to tell them you hit an elephant.

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March 19, 1972

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1972, India and Bangladesh signed a friendship treaty. Rings were exchanged and Bangladesh was given the right to wear India’s letterman jacket during school hours and both agreed to give each other 48 hours notice if they found someone better.

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March 13, 1997

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997 Sister Nirmala was chosen by India’s Missionaries of Charity to succeed the deceased Mother Teresa as leader of the Catholic order. The competition to succeed Mother Teresa was fierce and hard fought as Sister Juggs won the bathing suit competition and Sister Speed dominated the talent competition with … Continue reading →

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October 21, 2007

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2007 Surinder Singh Bajwa, the Deputy Mayor of Delhi, died from the injuries he’d received the day before when he fell from the first floor balcony of his office as he fought off a mob of attacking Rhesus monkeys. Chim-Chim the Talking Chimpanzee was quoted as saying, “Sometimes a … Continue reading →

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May 28, 1998

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 Pakistan matched India with five nuclear test blasts. The U.S., Japan, and other nations imposed economic sanctions. An unrepentant Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced “Today, we have settled the score with India.” India replied that they weren’t trying to engage in a contest of one-upmanship with Pakistan, … Continue reading →

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