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The Fiji Mermaid

Friday, June 18th, 2010

June 18, 1842 – Today was the day that legendary promoter P.T. Barnum bought the rights to display the Fiji Mermaid.  This half-woman, half-fish oddity would become one of his most popular sideshow attractions of all time.
The New York Sun gleefully reported on the bizarre specimen:
We’ve seen it! What? Why that Mermaid! The mischief you [...]

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The Mississauga Blob

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

June 16, 1979 -  It was at 5pm on this evening that a mysterious flaming blob flew into Traven Matchett’s backyard in southern Ontario.  The fiery object nearly hit his nineteen-year-old daughter, Donna, in the head.  It landed on a picnic table and Donna extinguished it with a garden hose.
Once it had cooled down, the [...]

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Nessie on Film

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

April 23, 1960 – Today was the day that Tim Dinsdale filmed what may be the Loch Ness Monster.  The grainy footage ranks up there with the Zapruder film as one of the most analyzed scenes of all time.  Skeptics claim the film depicts a distant boat, but others claim that it’s strong evidence of [...]

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