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A Couple Of Old Steamboats That Sank In The Missouri River.
The one near Kansas City was discovered 132 years later and they salvaged all kinds of artifacts, including, guns, tools, clothes, dishware, and even perfume bottles that you can smell the fragrance. They built a museum for all the stuff they found on the wreck.
The one near St. Louis is a rotting hulk that makes an appearance whenever the river is low and is constantly picked at by scavengers.
The Tornado That Saved America 1814
British got a taste of an American twister while they were destroying the Capital in Washington D.C.
They didn't care for it.
Eyeglasses first appeared in Pisa, Italy, around 1286. They consisted of two framed glass or crystal stones, and were held up to the eyes using a handle. Inventor unknown.
The Hollinwell Incident
On July 13, 1980, in Nottinghamshire, England, 300 children became nauseous and began fainting while participating in marching bands for a charity show.
Pocket History
Before clothing had pockets, people would wear belts with pockets sewn onto them.
I live in the Midwest but never heard of a beer pocket, but then I never lived through prohibition.
Dundalk Prison in Ireland, was built in 1853 by a man named John Coffee. While he was building it he encountered financial difficulties and declared bankruptcy. He became the very first inmate in his own prison when he couldn't pay off his debts.
John Malcolm Churchill (1906-1996)
WWII hero who carried a sword, longbow and bagpipes into battle.
The oldest tree in Europe ever to be scientifically dated is a Heldreich's pine in southern Italy which is 1,230 years old.
Robert Vernon Toye 1948-
" Blind Bob "
Blind bank robber who used a white cane when he robbed 17 banks.
He attempted 11 prison escapes. He said he gave some of his stolen loot to blind research charities.
One of the earliest known confirmed hats was worn by a bronze age man (nicknamed Otzi) whose body (including his hat) was found frozen in a mountain between Austria and Italy, where he'd been since around 3,300 BC. He was found wearing bearskin cap with a chin strap, made of several hides stitched together.
J.L. Hunter Rountree (1911-2004)
World's oldest bank robber
He blamed a bank for his personal bankruptcy.
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