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“Half-hangit Maggie” Dickson Survived Her Own Execution

In 18th Century Scotland, there was a woman who was sentenced and put to death, but lived through it all to win the nickname “Half-hangit Maggie.”

Taco Bell Once Sold A Burger Called The “Bell Beefer”

It's our show's fifth birthday! It's also the birthday in 1962 of the first Taco Bell restaurant, which had a "chili burger" on its original menu.

Norton I Of San Francisco Declared Himself Emperor Of The United States

San Francisco icon Norton I proclaimed himself emperor of the United States and people in town just went along with it.