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76The Notorious Umbrella Assassination of Georgi Markov: Upon Further Investigation
In early 1978, Georgi Markov began receiving death threats over the telephone. It would be the last threat made to Georgi, in August of 1978, that would leave him deeply bothered. This call was different from...
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77Rat Fink! Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
Custom car designer, artist. Born on March 4, 1932, in Beverly Hills, California. An underground icon in California's "Kar Kulture," Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was one of the leading custom car designers of the...
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73Dammit! Dam Things! Troll Dolls
When Thomas Dam, a poor Danish woodworker, carved the first Troll doll from wood in 1959, he had no idea what he had unleased onto this world. The reason Dam carved that first Troll doll was that he could...
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73Weeki Wachee Springs and the Mermaids
Weeki Wachee Springs, is an important piece of Florida's unusual, rich heritage. It is a city of live Mermaids. Still much more than that, the Mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs are apart of a dying legacy that...
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66The Notorious Umbrella Assassination of Georgi Markov: Agent Piccadilly
The Murder Weapon The assassination of Georgi Markov in London in 1978 by a man with a poison-tipped umbrella was one of the most infamous incidents of the Cold War. The story reads like it is straight out of...
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63Quotes From Chinese Taoist Philosopher: Lao Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Kindness in giving creates love. Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates...
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64One Liners from the Master: Henny Youngman
Airline Jokes Getting on a plane, I told the ticket lady, "Send one of my bags to New York, send one to Los Angeles, and send one to Miami." She said, "We can't do that!" I told her, "You did it last week!"...
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76Cars That I Have Always Wanted To Drive
I could probably go on forever on this list: the Mach 5, from Speed Racer, the VW Thing, Those 6-wheels amphibious deals. Really there are so many cars; anything from Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's handy work to the...
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771920's Entertainment Flagpole-Sitting
Once upon a time, back in the glorious days of when marathon dancers kept the hop going, six-day bicycle riders rode to where ever they were headed, and college goldfish swallowers ruled, some of the goofy...
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67The Calliope: Just Blowing Off Steam
Anyone that has heard a steam calliope has got to wonder how in the hell the calliope got its name? After all, the instrument's named after the Greek mythology goddess: Calliope. The daughter of Zeus, who was...
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