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Tag Archives: Wisconsin
January 19, 1939
On January 19, 1939, Ernie Hausen of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin set a world record that stands to this day. He plucked a chicken bare in 4.4 seconds. That is all, folks. He then went on to attempt records for monkey spanking and dolphin waxing. Share this post for the euphemism trifecta. Close Bookmark and Share This … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, Ernie Hausen, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, world records
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January 16, 2012
On January 16, 2012, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin police arrested Michael West for domestic abuse. His wife, Rebecca, was crying and bleeding from the nose when they arrived. A drunk West said that they were arguing about finances when the strangest thing… Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alcohol, Found du Lac, ghosts, police, stoopid criminals, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Man
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March 4, 2008
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2008, Gary Gygax the creater of Dungeons and Dragons died at the age of 69. Contrary to conservative southern preachers, the devil did not show up in person to collect his soul. He sent his minions Orcus and Juiblex. Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and … Continue reading
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Tagged dark elves, deaths, Dungeons and Dragons, dwarves, elves, Gary Gygax, gnomes, Hobbits, Wisconsin
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June 24, 1997
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997, the US Air Force released a report titled “The Roswell Report, Case Closed” that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Lt. Colonel Scott Hayden, the author of the report, stated that the debris was from a high altitude weather … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Arizona, New Mexico, Roswell, US Air Force, Wisconsin
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July 8th, 1881
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1881 Edward Berner, a druggist in Two Rivers, WI poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. Until this date chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas. Druggists and soda-jerks everywhere told him that the human taste-buds wouldn’t be able to handle the intense flavor … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged chocolate, ice cream, inventions gone wrong, Wisconsin
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