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April 28, 1896

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 28, 1896, the Addressograph was patented by J.S. Duncan. What is the Addressograph you ask? It was a machine that would print addresses on letters, thereby speeding up the process of mass mailings. Thank you J.S. Duncan, because of you, the first step in sending multitudes of people junk mail, scam letters, and … Continue reading →

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May 3, 1978

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1978 the first spam e-mail was sent by Digital Equipment Corporation salesman Gary Thuerk to all the 400 unsuspecting users of the ARPANET. To this day, like a true saleman (asshole), Gary Thuerk doesn’t think he did anything wrong by sending an unsolicited electronic sales solicitation to people who … Continue reading →

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July 5, 1937

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1937, Hormel Foods’s Spam luncheon meat was sold in stores for the first time. Originally named Hormel Spice Ham, it didn’t sell well. Hormel renamed it S(piced)(h)am and marketed that it had all the required preservatives, salts, sugars, and congealed fats that a body craved and it couldn’t keep … Continue reading →

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October 5, 1969

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1969, Monty Python’s Flying Circus began airing on the BBC. Spam, spam, spam, and eggs instantly becomes funnier overnight in London, but it takes America 11 more years before they’re allowed to hear and see the jokes and skits on PBS and laugh. Three years after that, several Americans … Continue reading →

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