Cryptozoology Break! Ahool.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Deep in the rainforest of Java, Indonesia, lurks a creature called the Ahool, first described in 1925, by Dr. Ernest Bartels, as a bat-like primate with claws, red eyes, grey fur, a 10 ft wingspan and a distinctive call; “AhOOOoool!” The Ahool is a beast that apparently prefers fish but would gladly devour some human flesh, as it was reported to have done in Zambia in 1956 to a poor, unsuspecting engineer who barely made it out alive. Stay out of the rainforest folks!
History Schmistory: October 21. UFO-snap!
Sunday, October 21, 2018
1978: Australian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes somewhere over the Bass Straight after reporting an unidentified aircraft hovering above him. Dude got jacked by some punk aliens.
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History Schmistory: October 20. No worries, mate!
Saturday, October 20, 2018
1973: 10 years overdue and $95 million over budget, the Sydney Opera House finally opens, and quickly becomes the universal icon of Australia. That is, until Crocodile Dundee comes out.
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GO THERE! Pumpkin-heads!
Friday, October 19, 2018
This Saturday, if you love carving jack-o-lanterns and are anywhere near New Hampshire, the Keene Pumpkin Festival is your Halloween dream come true! And its “Orange Towers” are a pumpkin’s worst nightmare realized.
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Deadword of the Day: Waesucks
Friday, October 19, 2018
Waesucks: Alas! Oh, the pity.
As in: Waesucks to be you!
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History Schmistory: October 19. Somebody please do something historic!
Friday, October 19, 2018
Today in history kinda bites. Nothing all that significant, fun, or crazy to report. So, here you go!
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History Schmistory: October 18. Happy Alaska Day!
Thursday, October 18, 2018
1867: The United States moves in with Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for 7.2 million clams. They live together for 92 years before finally making the relationship official in 1959. Meanwhile, Canada insists they are carrying Alaska’s baby.
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History Schmistory: October 17. Flow this way!
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The manor house of Toten Hall, where the flood began http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/The_manor_house_of_Toten_Hall_-_1813.gif
1814: The London Beer Flood occurs in, you guessed it, London, killing nine and inebriating several others.
Cool App: Virtual Rome!
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
History Schmistory: October 16th: Sanitation Haven
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
1869: Boston, A hotel in Boston becomes the first to have indoor plumbing. Yet in 2015 we still have to deal with these….
Honey Bucket by Brian Teutsch via Flickr, creative commons license.
