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Category: History, Humor, Parody, 1970s
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 28, 2023 -
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Category: Crime, History, Books, Slang
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 30, 2022 -
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Category: Destruction, History, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1970s, Alcohol
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 16, 2022 -
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Category: Chuck’s Hand-Picked Weird News, History, Statues, Monuments and Memorials, Weird Universe, Chuck
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 13, 2022 -
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Category: History, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, Movies, Science, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, 1910s
Dealing with Warbeck cost Henry VII over £13,000 (equivalent to £10,301,000 in 2019)
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 26, 2022 -
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Category: History, Historical Figure, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Royalty
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 26, 2021 -
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Category: History, Perfume and Other Scents
Parker became known as the "Hanging Judge" of the American Old West, because he sentenced numerous convicts to death.[1] In 21 years on the federal bench, Judge Parker tried 13,490 cases. In more than 8,500 of these cases, the defendant either pleaded guilty or was convicted at trial.[2] Parker sentenced 160 people to death; 79 were executed.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 17, 2021 -
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Category: Death, History, Wild West and US Frontier, Law, Books, Nineteenth Century
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 01, 2021 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, History, Historical Figure, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Inventions, New Age, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Books, Goofs and Screw-ups
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 26, 2021 -
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Category: History, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1970s, Women
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