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December 5, 1766

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1766, James Christie, the founder of the famous Christie auctioneers, held his first sale in London, England. It went a little something like this: “Who’ll give me a ten pounds? Ten pounds bid, now twenty? Now twenty, maybe thirty? Thirty pounds to the dandy in red, Forty, who’ll drop … Continue reading →

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November 30, 1016

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1016, Edmund Ironside, King of England died while sitting on the toilet in his castle in London, England. Unlike Elvis who died of a heart attack from extreme constipation while sitting on the toilet, Edmund was sitting on a privy (which is just a wooden seat situated over a … Continue reading →

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November 25, 1960

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1960, the Scottish Parliament met in response to the report that a group of young English scalawags were planning on dropping homemade bombs into the waters of Loch Ness to encourage the Loch Ness monster to surface. While the Scottish leaders would encourage and permit the scientific study of … Continue reading →

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November 21, 1916

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1916, 29 year old nurse, Violet Jessop survived the sinking of the RMS Britannic in the Aegean Sea off the coast of the Greek Isle of Kea. It was believed that the ship struck a sea mine, breaching the hull. Ms. Jessop was rescued from the water along with … Continue reading →

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November 20, 1995

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1995 Princess Diana admitted to being unfaithful to Prince Charles during an interview that was broadcast on BBC Television. In a survey that was taken immediately after the televised program 50% of the viewers stated that they weren’t surprised as Princess Diana was a definite 9.5 on the Schumart … Continue reading →

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October 31, 1815

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1815 Sir Humprey Davy of London patented the miner’s safety lamp. His subsequent invention of the miner’s canary hat proved less useful. The miners complained that the canary cage section of the helmet stuck too far above their head and would strike the ceiling of the tunnel and that … Continue reading →

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October 25, 1920

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1920, King Alexander I of Greece died of blood poisoning after being bitten by his pet monkey, Zeus. Zeus was put on trial and found “not guilty” based on the fact that he was a monkey, and not a Frenchman. The English sent a note and asked the Greek … Continue reading →

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October 17, 1814

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1814 a rupture of a brewery tank in London, England released 140,000 gallons of beer in the parish of St. Giles and injured hundreds and drowned nine people. The people of St. Giles mourned for six weeks; the loss of the beer, not the nine deaths. In 1814 people … Continue reading →

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October 15, 1520

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1520, King Henry VIII of England signed the orders to have bowling lanes installed at his Whitehall residence. This was back when Henry was still a young man, tall and very athletic. In fact, he was the first rich-boy player who spent his money and used his royal influence … Continue reading →

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October 14, 1066

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1066, William the Conqueror, and his French army, proved victorious at the Battle of Hastings and conquered England, thereby earning the sobriquet “The Conqueror”. Before the Battle of Hastings he was just known as that “Whining Posher From France Who Poos His Pants Before Every Battle”. The English soldiers … Continue reading →

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