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OddlyTrue News Stand — February 2

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Classic headline

Hospitals Are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Source: Classic headline (CJR 'Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim' collections)View clipping source

Headline 7 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on February 2

1954 First ever
The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan.
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2007 Oddly true
Police officer Filippo Raciti is killed when a clash breaks out in the Sicily derby between Catania and Palermo, in the Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. This event led to major changes in stadium regulations in Italy.
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1725 First ever
J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.
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Vintage clipping

Vintage clipping · 1900

The Pascagoula democrat-star (Pascagoula, Miss.), February 2, 1900

Page 3 · mentions "odd"

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Image and text from the Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers site.

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