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Classic headlineMilk Drinkers Are Turning to Powder
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OddlyTrue News Stand — May 2
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1908 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
Headline 16 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.
Weird history on May 2
1952 First everA De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
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1194 First everKing Richard I of England gave the city of Portsmouth its first royal charter.
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1867 First everAlbert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard.
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Vintage clipping
![St. Croix avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]), March 7, 1908](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:vnstcsc:batch_vnstcsc_christiansted_ver02:data:sn84037526:00414180905:1908030701:0087/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg#h=1045&w=672)
Vintage clipping · 1908
St. Croix avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]), March 7, 1908
Page 2 · mentions "corpse"
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