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John Thompson Lost His Arms In A Farm Accident, Got Himself Help And Got The Arms Back

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On this day in 1992, John Thompson of North Dakota lost his arms in a farm accident. He then got himself emergency care in time so that he got his arms back.

My Year With The A-Team: Season 4, Episode 15 – Members Only

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Face catches up to the murderous golfers just as Frank the caddy scales a wall to safety. Did I actually just write that?

My Year With The A-Team: Season 3, Episode 13 – Breakout!

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Why was Face only in two scenes here? Were they each recording solo albums that month or something?

Did A Finnish Skier Actually Spit Out His Dentures On His Way To A Gold Medal?

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Kalle Jalkanen's Finnish ski team won a big come from behind victory in the 1936 Winter Games, but what legend says happened along the way is an even more unusual part of the story.

My Year With The A-Team: Season 4, Episode 13 – Wheel of Fortune

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OH MY GOD it really is Murdock on the Wheel of Fortune!

25 More Days of Holiday Songs: “Santa Jenny 867-5309” by Tommy Tutone

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It's the shortest day of the year, so we need something to really liven this countdown up. Fortunately, the band Tommy Tutone has just the song.

“Wing Walker” Gladys Ingle Could Change An Airplane’s Tire In The Middle Of The Sky

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Today in 1899, the birthday of Gladys Ingle. She was called a “wing walker," which meant she could walk on the wings of a plane in mid-flight and perform some of the most daring and death-defying stunts you could imagine.

The 1988 Crystal Light National Aerobics Championships

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I'm fuzzy about the how and why of an aerobics competition. Aren't we ALL winners when we work out?

He-Mansplaining: Teela’s Quest (Season 1, Episode 2)

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He-Man uses his leg strength to crush a mountain and bury the demon for another twenty years in an avalanche. I hope the lesson at the end of today’s episode is: never miss leg day at the gym.
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Hooters Towed Down Ohio River

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Making Sandwich In Court

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25 Days of Holiday Songs

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “2000 Miles” by Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory

I hear people singing, it must be Christmastime!

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “Goin’ Home (Sing A Song Of Christmas Cheer)” by Bobby Sherman

The big day is almost here, and this Bobby Sherman song really taps into the excitement and anticipation.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter” by Connie Francis

Sometimes you need a holiday song about falling in love at a ski lodge.

Here comes the holidays, and some old friends

For the fifteenth time (!?!?!?!!), the Carlson Kids have taken their Christmas photos with their good friends Santa Claus and Mr. T.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now” by Julia Jacklin

If this holiday season is making you feel the way the people in this song feel, there’s still time to shape it more to your liking.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “Listen, The Snow Is Falling” by Andy Bell

I really do put this song on when snow is falling. It fits.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “(It’s Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas” by Dead Boys

Pretty sure I don’t need to remind you to turn the volume way up for this one.

Drummer Hal Blaine Literally Left His Stamp On Popular Music

One drummer played on over 350 of the biggest hit records of the 1960s and 70s.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “I Saw Three Ships A Sailing” by The Chieftains with Marianne Faithfull

A carol from the old times, performed faithfully. And in the case of the singing, Faithfully.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “‘Zat You Santa Claus” by Buster Poindexter

One of David Johansen’s many contributions to music, art and Christmas.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “Can You Fix The Way I Talk For Christmas” by Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent

One of the guys who sings this curveball of a song has a musical history like nobody else.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “There’s Still My Joy” by Roberta Flack

Sometimes music can express what we can’t put into words, especially when it’s sung by one of the all time greats.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “Puppy For Hanukkah” by Daveed Diggs

I like to imagine that this is actually being sung by Daveed Diggs’ character in Hamilton.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “Sled Zeppelin” by Bob Rivers

“Oh oh oh oh oh ohhhh/Dashing through the show” is inspired.

25 Days of Holiday Songs 2025: “Hardrock, Coco and Joe”

If you’re from Chicagoland, you know this one.

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Shock Rocker Alice Cooper Was Good Friends With Comedy Legend Groucho Marx

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Fred The Cat Went Undercover To Catch A Fake Veterinarian In Brooklyn

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A Black leader in Detroit found a way around housing rules that tried to keep her from using her own property.
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Those heads have definitely had a rough go of it.

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