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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/elva-shue


In 1897, a woman helped solve her own murder. But how did Elva Zona Heaster Shue manage it from beyond the grave?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/sleeping-mannequins

In the 1950s, store windows started displaying sleeping women. But their reason for doing so didn't really go to plan...

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/petrus-gonsalvus

Petrus Gonsalvus was given away at the age of ten. The treatment he received as a "wolf man" will come as a pleasant surprise

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/bicycle-graveyards

China has the strangest 'graveyards' in its cities. The result of a phenomenon that got out of hand, the items are now dumped. Can you guess what they are?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/dreaming-color

In the 1910s and the 1960s, people's nightly dreams became significantly different. Can you work out why?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/pony-express


"Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred." Can you guess which profession this 1860 ad was recruiting for?

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@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/pony-express


"Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred." Can you guess which profession this 1860 ad was recruiting for?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/rattlesnake-creek

The Bronx used to be home to rattlesnakes. In a bid to wipe them out, locals came up with an unusual plan

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They could have brought in Rattlesnake Kate
A local pioneer who killed over 100 of them. She made a dress, belt and shoes from them. I've seen them several times, they're in the city museum here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Katherine_McHale
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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/first-fire-brigade

When Rome got its first fire brigade 2,000 years ago, property owners got a nasty shock. Why did the firefighters refuse to extinguish the flames?

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/cheddar-man

The British man who found a long-lost relative he certainly wasn't expecting. His home was surprisingly close... and very muddy

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/girl-guides-mi5

How dozens of Girl Guides ended up working for the UK's Secret Service. The Boy Scouts didn't make such a good impression...

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/horse-power-house-move

When Americans used to move, they often took the house itself with them. How do you think they moved the buildings?

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Did you know Annie Oakley was a real person? And she may well have been Jewish? Interesting little bio
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