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November 9th, 2011

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2011, the government of Wales conducted a survey of businessmen and consumers which showed strong support for the country to have it’s very own top-level domain name. In an online poll to determine the new domain name, Wereallyluvsheep.com was the top vote getter, but it was quickly shot down … Continue reading

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July 5, 1996

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1996, Dolly, the first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born. Contrary to the initial reports received from the scientists at the secret lab where Dolly was conceived and born, she did not have telepathic or other mind control powers. The scientists and workers who cared for her every … Continue reading

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May 4, 2003

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003 Idaho Gem was born. He was the first member of the horse family to be cloned. The Daughters of Dolly, a sheep religious cult protested this scientific breakthrough, but they were ignored as they were sheep and couldn’t either write or say anything other than Baaaaaa.

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February 23, 1997

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, Scottish scientists announced the successful cloning of Dolly, a sheep. The Welsh magazine “Natural Husbandry” asked for and received permission to film Dolly and interview the scientist involved in this wonderful breakthrough. On the day of the photo-shoot and interview, the Scottish scientists became very concerned when the … Continue reading

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February 1, 1884

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1884, the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published. The word Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (a town in Wales, big surprise there) was originally misspelled as Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrydrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Only the people who lived there noticed or cared, but they claimed that it changed the meaning significantly. When asked what the correct … Continue reading

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January 27, 1926

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1926, John Baird, a Scottish inventor, demonstrated a pictorial transmission machine called television. The Welsh asked if this “television” would be able to show pictures of sheep ‘grazing’, and Mr. Baird told them that for a nominal surcharge, they could get all the television pictures of sheep ‘grazing’ that … Continue reading

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September 16, 1400

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1400 Owain Glydwr was officially declared the Prince of Wales. The sheep also vote him the best kisser, but the donkeys and pigs were unimpressed as they averred that sheep aren’t a very good judge of kissers and will generally allow anyone with a handful of clover to get … Continue reading

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July 11, 1921

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! in 1921 – A truce was called in the Irish War of Independence as the Guinness Breweries in Dublin contracted a fungal infestation that required all the beer to either be poured out or drunk on the spot. As one side of this Civil War consisted of hard working Irishmen … Continue reading

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July 9, 1986

On THIS DAY IN HISTORY! In 1986 on July 9th, The Parliament of New Zealand passesd the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalizing homosexuality in New Zealand. The Sheep Need Loving Too Act was narrowly defeated two days later after intensive lobbying against it by Rupert Murdoch and Fox News. According to un-named sources, Rupert Murdoch’s … Continue reading

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