Retrocast #36 - Podcast #245
Abbott & Costello agree to perform in a boy’s backyard for 70 cents, parents sue a milk dairy because their son grew too tall, & much more!| Useless Information
A man walked into the New York Times offices and asked them to provide proof that he was really there. Just why would he walk across America to do so? The post A Long Walk Across America (1923) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
Abbott & Costello agree to perform in a boy’s backyard for 70 cents, parents sue a milk dairy because their son grew too tall, & much more!| Useless Information
Nearly 175 monkeys escaped from a Long Island zoo in 1935, led by a male named Al Capone. Would they be able to recapture all of them?| Useless Information
A man in Vacaville, California preferred to pay his monthly cable bills quarterly. He didn't like the constant reminders that the company kept sending him for his unpaid bills, which started a friendly feud with them. The post A Playful Feud with the Cable Company (1977) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
A 1977 University of Wisconsin study took a look at whether jokes that made fun of men or women were funnier. The post Do Men or Women Get the Last Laugh? (1977) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
A Bowman, California rancher thought that he had invented the ultimate rattlesnake trap. That was until the snakes outsmarted him... The post The Great Rattlesnake Trap (1927) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
8 stories in which someone got the last laugh. Includes: rattlesnakes outsmart a snake trap, jokes aimed at women are funnier, & more!| Useless Information
A British man hadn't seen his Russian wife for nearly five years. The Soviets repeatedly refused to allow him into the USSR, and they denied her request to leave. He became so desperate that he decided to risk it all to get to Russia. Would he survive? The post To Russia for Love – Podcast #242 appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
A man was found murdered in his own home. All of the doors and windows were locked from the inside. How did the killer get away?| Useless Information
Massachusetts State Police were on the lookout for two men who supposedly robbed a bank in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The two men they arrested were innocent. The only crime committed was that one of the men wore a surgical mask. The post Police Get the Wrong Masked Man (1965) appeared first on Useless Information.| Useless Information
A man known only as John F. Kennedy, appears in Kenosha, WI in 1915. He’s unable to recall anything about his past.| Useless Information
9-year-old Eunice Winstead was America's youngest bride when she married 22-year-old Charlie Johns in 1937 with the approval from both families.| Useless Information
