RadishRose
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Hah! Not so.
Who Knew? Some Fun Facts
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CooCooforCoCoPuffs
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Maybe it took them so long to find them because the Grand Rapids police were in the wrong STATE? LOLOLOL
Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz
In August 2005, a pair of ruby slippers, known as the “Traveling Pair,” worn in The Wizard of Oz, was stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN. The Grand Rapids police searched far and wide but they made no arrests and never found the slippers until 12 years later when they got the FBI involved. They did a sting operation and found the slippers in July 2018.
Five years later, 76-year-old Terry Jon Martin pleaded guilty to theft of the shoes. Martin believed the shoes contained real rubies and his intention was to remove and sell them. Upon discovering the rubies weren’t real, he ditched the slippers altogether. In March 2024, the FBI returned the ruby slippers to their owner, Michael Shaw.
RadishRose
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Is that why we call it Shell-ter?
LOL.
Paladin1950
Still love 50's & 60's music!
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It is said that William Shakespeare was the first actor to play the Ghost of Hamlet's Father. But then again, who really knows?
And they hold hands so that they don't get separated.Sea otters have a pouch under their forearm to store their favorite rocks....
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Its there we just can't see it....they're sooo cute floating on their backs
And millions of sailors have the "tats" to prove it.
hollydolly
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my ex husband being one of those sailors
OldFeller
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Now people have to shell out to buy houses.
CooCooforCoCoPuffs
Senior Member
California and North Caroline come to mind...sadly.Now people have to shell out to buy houses.
But knowing Californians, a shell would work for them because the weather is better there than in North Carolina.
In North Carolina clamshell campers would work out better - with propane heat.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Lewkat
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I never knew this...I'm kinda shocked!
CooCooforCoCoPuffs
Senior Member
I want to know how many men you have seen showering.....lol.
The Dancing Plague
In July 1518, a strange phenomenon started in Strasburg, Germany.
A woman called Frau Troffea started dancing uncontrollably in the
streets without any reason.
More people joined her, and within a week, around 400 people were
uncontrollably dancing in the streets, causing chaos.
The people dancing seemed unable to stop. They danced constantly
throughout the day and night, leading to some deaths from exhaustion
or stroke.
Doctors believed that the outbreak may have been caused by a combination
of factors, including mass hysteria and a form of poisoning caused by a fungus
that grows on rye. This bizarre event left historians confused, making it one of
the most unusual events that can’t be explained.
Mike.
In July 1518, a strange phenomenon started in Strasburg, Germany.
A woman called Frau Troffea started dancing uncontrollably in the
streets without any reason.
More people joined her, and within a week, around 400 people were
uncontrollably dancing in the streets, causing chaos.
The people dancing seemed unable to stop. They danced constantly
throughout the day and night, leading to some deaths from exhaustion
or stroke.
Doctors believed that the outbreak may have been caused by a combination
of factors, including mass hysteria and a form of poisoning caused by a fungus
that grows on rye. This bizarre event left historians confused, making it one of
the most unusual events that can’t be explained.
Mike.
