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October 20, 1873

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1873 Phineus T. (P.T.) Barnum opened a hippodrome in New York City and disappointed thousand of school age boys who thought it was going to be a 30 foot tall mechanical hippopotamus that would shoot fire from its mouth and butt. To their subsequent delight, it was a large … Continue reading

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