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 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.
GO THERE!
Monday, October 15, 2018
To get your share of Halloween spooks, look no further than The Stanley Hotel in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. This hotel and its ghostly inhabitants, which inspired Stephen Kings novel/movie The Shining, go the extra mile during haunting season. So book a room on the fourth floor, the most paranormally active floor, and don’t expect to sleep a wink. No better way to spend Halloween! Which in Marco’s case means curled up in the fetal position, crying for mommy.
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History Schmistory: October 15. Quick, name a hockey player!
Monday, October 15, 2018
1989: Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading scorer in the NHL, and remains the only hockey player NBA fans can name on the spot.
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History Schmistory: October 14. Poor Steve.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
2003: 95 years (to the day) after the Chicago Cubs won their last World Series title, fan Steve Bartman does his part to make sure it doesn’t happen again, in what has become known as the Steve Bartman incident. Should be a holiday in Florida. Though, in all fairness, he was really just the unfortunate scapegoat for the Cubbies monumental choke-fest.
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