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

He made headlines all over the world for the first ever cat-based sting operation.

Rosa Slade Gragg Outsmarted Detroit’s Racial Housing Rules, With A Workaround On A Corner Lot

A Black leader in Detroit found a way around housing rules that tried to keep her from using her own property.

At Least One Beatle Hoped That The Band Would Get Arrested For Its Rooftop Concert

The Beatles needed a big ending to their documentary, and some of them thought a big arrest might be it.

Some Kansans Wanted To Turn Their Part Of The State Into West Kansas

In the 1990s, a dispute over school funding led to a plan to turn part of the state into a new state.

A Football Team Selected John Wayne In The 1971 NFL Draft

Back then, the drafts were strictly business, except for the moment when an NFL franchise appeared to draft one of the biggest names in Hollywood.

In Lewis Carroll’s Time, A Real Disease Led To “Mad Hatters”

The phrase “mad as a hatter” may have originally been a play on words, but the phenomenon was very real.

Why Is A Pie In The Face Such A Big Part Of Comedy History?

It's one of the oldest and longest-running gags in movie history and there are a few big reasons why.

A Town In South Dakota Saw Winter Weather Turn Mild In Minutes

It set an all-time record for the fastest temperature change ever documented.

Károly Takács Was A Right Handed Sport Shooter, But Won Olympic Gold Left-Handed

An injury meant he couldn't compete using his dominant hand, so he retrained himself to compete with his other hand.
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Don Calhoun, The Fan Who Hit The Chicago Bulls’ “Million Dollar Shot”

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