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February 6, 2019

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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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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