Monthly Archives: October 2014

October 11, 2014

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1962 the first appearance of a Gabor sister was made on the Merv Griffin Show and it was prophesized by Edgar Cayce in 1942. He wrote of three vacuous, high-breasted Hungarian women that would capture the nation’s attention with their accents and outlandish attitudes. Unfortunately for Edgar he prophesized … Continue reading →

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October 10, 1933

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1933 Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale. Many of the rural folk still residing in England were against this newfangled invention and muttered that “Ashes and pig piss was good enough for old grandma, it should be good enough for all”. Ashes and urine when mixed together … Continue reading →

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October 9, 1855

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1855 Joshua C. Stoddard received a patent for his calliope. One of the fundamental features of all calliopes that were built using Mr. Stoddard’s patent was that all the manufactured horses and other animals had to have a minimal EA Poe Creepiness factor of 8.3 with the ability to … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2001

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2001 radio commentator and personality Rush Limbaugh announced to his listeners that he was totally deaf in his left ear and had only partial hearing in his right ear and that the condition had happened in a three month time period. He explained that his physician told him that … Continue reading →

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October 7, 1916

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1916, the Georgia Tech football team defeated Cumberland College 222-0. This was the most lopsided football score in the history of college football. Tech still celebrates the greatness of this game and the sportsmanship that spawned it. It should be noted that prior to the 1916 season, Cumberland had … Continue reading →

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October 6, 1880

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1880 the National League kicked the Cincinnati Reds out for selling beer and playing on Sundays. Instead of agreeing to comply with the National League’s rules, the team disbanded. A completely new team was formed in 1882 and eventually the league allowed beer to be sold and games to … Continue reading →

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October 5, 1988

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com 1988 a debate was held between the Democratic and Republican candidates for vice president, Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle. During the debate, in a heated moment, Lloyd Bentson told Dan Quayle “You’re no Jack Kennedy,” and Quayle responded, “Well, you’re no Marv Turlinsen!, I bet you can even spell cat … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2001

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2001, Barry Bonds hit his 70th homerun, tying him with Mark McGwire for the most homeruns in a single season. Professional wrestlers and body builders purchased all the seats behind home plate at Minute Maid Park on that day, hoping that some of the steroid infused sweat from Barry … Continue reading →

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October 3, 2010

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2010, a possible 2,000 year old hidden city was unearthed by archeologists at a site on the Egypt-Gaza border. Dr. Randolph Carter, of Miskatonic University-Cambridge stated that the city was believed to be the missing city of Kadath, which was destroyed by a natural disaster around the time of … Continue reading →

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October 2, 1980

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1980, the Democrat Representative from Pennsylvania is expelled from Congress for his involvement in ABSCAM, the first representative to be expelled in over 100 years. Despondent over his ignoble exit from public service, Mr. Myers was forced to fall back on his movie career as a teen slasher/boogie man. … Continue reading →

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