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Clyde (of Bonnie and Clyde) Barrow’s middle name was ‘Chestnut’.

On her eighth birthday in 1936, Shirley Temple got 135,000 birthday presents.

The US states of Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Maryland have legislation which forbids an atheist from holding public office.

In Danish, the word ‘forgive’ means ‘to poison’.

Because of his squeaky voice, Reinhard Heydrich was called ‘the goat’ at school. He became a heavy drinker and a sex-addict. While serving as an officer in the SS, he opened an exclusive brothel.

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2 thoughts on “28/viii mmxiv

  1. RE: “Clyde (of Bonnie and Clyde) Barrow’s middle name was ‘Chestnut’.

    Funny (but true) story – One sunny afternoon, Bonnie and Clyde actually attempted to rob the bank (which is still standing, BTW) in a tiny town just five miles from where I live, but the joke was on them – the bank was broke! It had no money!.

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