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Peelings, nothing more than peelings
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
Albert Einstein revises his unified field theory. Einstein realized something was wrong when the solution kept coming up “potato.” In the revised version, the answer was, of course, 2.
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 29, 1795: Debuting his piano skills in Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven storms off the stage when the crowd won’t stop shouting “Freebird!”
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 28, 1834: The Senate censures President Andrew Jackson over issues concerning the national bank. Furious, the ever-feral Jackson breaks from his restraints and runs, howling, into the woods. Three trackers would be mauled in the 13-day search for the ...
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 27, 1866: Andrew Rankin patents the urinal. The poopinal eludes him, however.
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 26, 1903: The American Hotel opens in Amsterdam. For years, the hotel thought it was the only one on the street. When it finally recognized there were other hotels, the American Hotel demanded they change their foreign ways.
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 25, 1937: Quaker Oats pays retired slugger Babe Ruth $25,000 for an advertising campaign. The first ad, “The taste of Ruth,” fails. The second run, “Eat ’em, you piece of crap,” is extremely successful. Hey, y'all know this stuff ...
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
Officers respond to more crazy sh*t out at the Boone place. On arrival, deputies find a corn-mash-enraged Daniel Boone with his pants around his ankles and holding a cannon. He also has a raccoon nailed to his head. When Boone ...
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Jerry Lewis and Clark W. Griswold's grand adventure
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
March 23, 1806: Lewis and Clark reach the West Coast and begin their return east. The trip back would have been uneventful had it not been for Clark's infuriating habit to stop at every Stuckey's to pick up a pecan ...
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The extraordinary case for yellow journalism
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
The London Daily Illustrated Mirror publishes the first color photograph for newspapers. It was yellow. To see all of Uncle History's stuff, go to: http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/weblogs/uncle-history/
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By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington as the nation’s first Secretary of State. Jefferson is appalled to find Washington dancing naked and singing “I’m Just a Girl” in a high, screechy voice. Jefferson noted some years later that he “just ...