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June 15, 1667

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Joel Byers

On June 15, 1667, French physician and scientist, Jean-Baptiste Denys, successfully administered the first documented case of blood transfusion into a human. He transfused twelve ounces of sheep’s blood into a 15-year old… Continue reading →

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September 11, 1997

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 11, 1997, Scotland voted to create its own Parliament after 290 years of mostly peaceful union with England. Why did they do it? It’s because the rest of England didn’t understand the true joy and performance art that deep-frying a Mars Bar brought to a man’s cholesterol choked heart. Also, they’re Scottish and … Continue reading →

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March 30, 2011

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2011 the Experian Credit Reporting Agency reported that the economic recovery for Wales was much slower than the rest of the UK, stating that Wales only had a 1.6% growth per year over the next decade as compared to 2.2% per year for the rest of the United Kingdom. … Continue reading →

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August 5, 1925

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this day in Twisted-History.com in 1925 the social political party, Plaid Cymru, was formed with the intent to prevent the Welsh language from dying out and its leaders advocated having it taught in the Welsh schools along with English. Over the next 30 years, Plaid Cymru evolved from trying to keep the Welsh language … Continue reading →

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July 16, 1439

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1439 the Parliament of King Henry VI banned kissing. The was in response to a particularly virulent infection that was being spread and after having determined that evil spirits, the evil eye, and smoke-free air were not the cause, the doctors of the time determined that it had to … Continue reading →

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June 15, 1667

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1667, Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first fully documented human blood transfusion. He transferred twelve ounces of sheep’s blood into a 15-year old French boy. To prepare the boy for the transfusion he was bleed 20 times by leeches. To everyone’s amazement, the boy survived and escaped to the … Continue reading →

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June 8, 1947

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1947 the “Lassie Show” debuted on ABC radio as a 15-minute show. Unfortunately, at no time during the show’s run on radio and two years later after it transferred to TV did Timmy ever fall down a well and need rescuing. But there was the time Farmer Brown was … Continue reading →

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April 13, 1998

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998, Dolly, Scotland’s prized cloned sheep gave birth to her first lamb, Bonnie. She was breed with a Welsh Mountain ram named Eyydiclaywerrell Davies and gave birth to a total of six sheep. The owner of Eyydiclaywerrell Davies, Lleweyallen Davies, was asked how his ram was chosen to breed … Continue reading →

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February 14, 2003

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003, Dolly the Cloned Sheep died from lung cancer. RJ Reynolds quietly withdrew their offer to have her act as a spokes-animal for Camel cigarettes.

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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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