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- Shocker: Sarah Palin murders, effs a caribou.
- Classic DVDs: Westworld (1973) + Slacker (1991).
- Old Print Articles: One of Custer’s men gets hanged in Utica (1888) + Civil War veteran brained by brother-in-law (1870) + Young man in costume arrested at burlesque show (1900).
- Featured Video: Airline hostesses in hot pants (1972) + First credit card swiping machines (1977) + Betamax Video Recorder commercial (1978) + Teenage Mother trailer (1967) + The Hippie Temptation (1967) + 2010 World Cup of Pen Spinning.
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: Need education on cutilingus + Smartass selling bear rug + Coffin for sale, missing little piece on top + Looking for someone to tape Howard Stern show on cassette + Want to photograph stuffed animals, human teeth, dentures + 100-year-old bug collection makes a great gift.
- John Lennon looks at the future right before his murder.
- Steve Jobs analyzes the intersection of technology and education.
- Miscellaneous Media: Riverboat ticket (1970s).
- Classic Photos: Estée Lauder conducts business (1966) + Pro-Nazi parade in Manhattan (1939).
- Listeria: Top 10 confidence games of 1940.
- The origin of the term “con man.”
- Gleaned: A Sense of the Mysterious (2006).
- And then The Godfather faded into obscurity.
- Dr. Steven J. Hatfill did not commit the anthrax attacks.
- Girl with rare neurological disorder sleeps for ten days at a time.
- Fishing for dead bodies in the Yellow River is lucrative.
- Ann Calvello was the raucous queen of the roller derby.
- E. Coli bacteria used to power microcomputers.
- Joseph Boruwlaski was the last of the court dwarfs.
- Frank Recchia builds miniature cities from broken motherboards.
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