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1. about 1 year ago on Wrong Hands

   Bert the cop (Ward Bond) and Ernie the cab driver (Frank Faylen) Watch the movie.

2. over 4 years ago on Wrong Hands

   WHOs on first…

3. over 4 years ago on World of Wonder

   Safety bike has two equal-sized wheels. The picture is of the more dangerous penny-farthing bike.

4. over 5 years ago on Free Range

   Just offal!

5. over 5 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   If it works, will you be flush with cash?

6. almost 6 years ago on The Argyle Sweater

   dextra – sinestra Who said taking Latin was a waste of time.

7. almost 6 years ago on Close to Home

   Females do wear “Diapers”. Males use a urine containment system that collects it in a pouch.

8. over 6 years ago on Chuckle Bros

   John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard Gemini 3. Gus Grissom took a bite and crumbs started floating everywhere. Caused a big flak. Today tortillas are used instead of bread on the ISS.

9. over 6 years ago on Frazz

   The Wright brothers did observe birds, and they noticed that the soaring birds like buzzards were able to change direction by adjusting their wing shape, especially at the tips. In 1899 they built a kite to test and confirm this observation. Their achievement was to become the first to be able to control an aircraft in the air. Others had glided and flown in short, uncontrolled hops, but in 1905 the Wrights were able to fly a man-piloted, controlled, and powered aircraft for over half an hour in the air. Others such as Whitehead made undocumented claims, but the Europeans were amazed to see how far ahead the Wrights were technically when Wilbur flew in France in 1908.

10. about 8 years ago on WuMo

    The Wright’s patent was on their 1902 glider, not the powered 1903 plane and covered controlling a craft in the air using moveable surfaces, something that Lilienthal, Chanute, and Montgomery were unable to do. Curtis and the French stole this idea from them, ignoring the patent which resulted in the legal battles. Most of Whitehead’s credit came from conflicting reports given by eyewitnesses over 30 years after the fact, and again, no viable means of control. Give credit where credit is due.