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Classic headlineKids Make Nutritious Snacks
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OddlyTrue News Stand — December 1
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1911 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
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Weird history on December 1
1966 First everThe first Gävle goat, a Swedish Yule goat tradition, was constructed in Gävle and then burned to the ground on New Year's Eve.
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1662 Oddly trueDiarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine.
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1822 First everPedro I was crowned the first emperor of Brazil, seven weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday.
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Vintage clipping
Vintage clipping · 1911
The Brandon news (Brandon, Miss.), July 13, 1911
Page 4 · mentions "monster"
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