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Tag Archives: men behaving badly
February 13, 1967
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1967 the Madrid Codices were found after being lost for centuries. The codices were the personal notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and included almost 200 pages of drawings and notes. They were discovered in the National Library of Spain, where they had been misplaced for centuries. A librarian found … Continue reading
February 27, 1997
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, divorce became legal in Ireland and almost overnight SHDS (sudden husband death syndrome) was cured. This medical oddity seemed to happen primarily in Ireland and would occur when a husband would come home late at night from drinking at the pub, wake his wife and the six wee … Continue reading
December 4, 1977
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1977, Jean-Bedel Bokassa crowned himself ruler of the Central African Empire in a ceremony that was believed to cost more than $20 million dollars ($100 million in today’s dollars). Before he became emperor of the Central African Empire, in 1966, he overthrew the president of the Central African Republic … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Emperors, france, men behaving badly
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November 25, 1960
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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Tagged drunk englishmen, Loch Ness, men behaving badly, Scotland, sheep, the english, the scottish, the welsh
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November 22, 1992
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1992, the Washington Post reported that Oregon Senator Bob Packwood had sexually harassed at least ten women over the last ten years. No one was surprised that a man named Packwood would be accused of sexual harassment.
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Tagged men behaving badly, newspapers, Oregon, senator, sexual harassment, women
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November 10, 1801
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1801 Kentucky outlawed dueling. In 1802, the Kentucky legislature had to explain to its citizens that ‘dueling banjos’ wasn’t really dueling and it was still legal to play music. In 1803 the Kentucky legislature had to clarify that when two grown men used banjos to beat each other until … Continue reading
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Tagged banjoes, duels, Kentucky, men behaving badly, music
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October 22, 1938
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1938 Chester Carlson was able to demonstrate and use successfully his dry copying paper method. Thus was the born the beginning of the Xerox copying machine. Alas, it would be twenty-four years before Enos Stilosky of Bakersfield, CA would have the idea to Xerox his penis and send copies … Continue reading
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Tagged California, men, men behaving badly, penis, technology, Xerox
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September 18, 1991
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1991 the NCAA placed Tennessee on two years probation for football recruiting violations. When the Tennessee coaching staff called the players together and tried to explain what probation was and how it was going to affect them, most of the players just laughed and asked who Coach Fulmer’s probation … Continue reading
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Tagged college football, men behaving badly, SEC, sporting event, Tennessee
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August 21, 1923
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1923 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed an ordinance that made it illegal for dancers to gaze into the eyes of their partner. The women of Kalamazoo snickered and said that the law wouldn’t affect anyone anyhow, as men weren’t looking at their eyes anyway.
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Tagged breasts, eyes, men behaving badly, Michigan, silly laws, women
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August 10
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com 1859 – In Boston, MA the first milk inspectors were appointed. Six months later, James Standwich petitioned the Boston City Council and was appointed the city’s first and official ‘Teet’ Inspector. Within a week 176 women between the ages of 16 and 81 angrily stormed the City Council’s office. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, breasts, Cows, men behaving badly, women
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