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50 Foot Congo Snake – Helicopter Assassin
The 50 Foot Congo Snake refers to a photo taken in 1959 by Remy van Lierde. The photo shows a huge snake bigger than any known species.
Fraser du Toit
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Paul Kern – Ultimate Insomniac
Paul Kern was a Hungarian soldier, shot in the face by a Russian soldier in WW1. After his injury, Paul was unable to fall asleep, and he st
Fraser du Toit
Jul 10, 20233 min read
Frank “Cannonball” Richards – Iron Stomach
Frank “Cannonball” Richards was a Vaudeville performer, famous for stopping cannonballs with nothing but his stomach.
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Jul 7, 20233 min read
Radium Girls – Perfectly Safe
The Radium Girls were factory workers who painted watch-dials with Radium laced paint. They licked their brushes and developed a deadly cond
Fraser du Toit
Jul 3, 20234 min read
The Piltdown Man – Humanity's Fakest Ancestor
The Piltdown Man is a fossil found in Britain in 1908. Charles Dawson and Arthur Smith Woodward claimed that it was evidence of a human ance
Fraser du Toit
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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