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Although the first “freak show” at Coney Island opened in 1880, the golden age of the village’s side shows began in 1904 when Samuel W. Gumpertz opened Lilliputia, an entire miniature city scaled for its dwarf and midget inhabitants. Lilliputia became such a popular tourist attraction at Dreamland, Gumpertz spend many years afterwards finding and promoting human oddities. After Dreamland burned in 1911, he opened Dreamland Circus Sideshow. Other side shows soon opened, including The World Circus Freak Show, The Steeplechase Circus Big Show, Hubert’s Museum, The Strand Museum, and Wonderland Circus Side Show. Human oddities who worked in circuses and other traveling shows enjoyed the relative stability and permanence of Coney Island. Here are a few of the most popular. picked by leopoldogolba 5 months ago tags crazy |
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Got the plague? Onto the island. Vomiting? Onto the island. Fever? Island. Sniffles with a mild cough? You get the idea. You stayed there until you got well or died. Judging from the mass graves, not many got well. picked by Moe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Should anyone find a workable translation for Rongorongo, the knowledge stored on the remaining tablets might explain the mysterious statues of Easter Island, the sudden appearance of the written language, and the island's history and customs as whole. It doesn't take much to destroy a culture! picked by Phildo 2 years ago |
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The waste would be dumped on a side of the volcanic island that had been extensively quarried in the past 50 years. The island's original volcanic cone formation could also be rebuilt using the biosolids. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Of all the place I would not expect this...to those of you too young to recall, Three Mile Island is home to what almost became the American version of Chernobyl*. 7 comments edit related share science*If you are too young too know what Chernobyl was, freaking google it, I am too lazy to provide a link. But it was a million laughs for sure. picked by moe 4 months ago |
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Residents of a tiny Scottish island have another special reason to celebrate the New Year, they will be connected to mains electricity for the first time. picked by muppet 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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In August 2006, the crew of the yacht Maiken, sailing out of the Vava'u island group, encountered a remarkable "stone sea." The phenomena they spotted were a series of pumice rafts resulting from a nearby eruption, one that was forming a new volcanic island in Tonga. picked by videoguy 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Former 'The View' co-host Meredith Viera joined the Today show permanently today. She took over Katie Couric's spot and NBC hopes to continue being the top rated show. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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LOST merges with Gilligans Island. 1 comments edit related share entertainmentI'm waiting for the Harlem Globetrotters to drop in on the island, personally. picked by donteatpoop 5 months ago |
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A British owned island in the South Atlantic has been overrun by hundreds of thousands of monster mice which have evolved into carnivores. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
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Ever fancied your own Desert island? Well this Guy offers to make you your very own! Get this, you can even move it when you want as well. 1 comments edit related share weirdOh yeh, he's blind too! picked by doggylives 4 months ago |
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Over 2,500 dogs are already enjoying a better life at Dog Island. Separated from the anxieties of urban life, dogs on Dog Island are healthy dogs who live a natural, healthy and happy life, free from the stress and hardship associated with daily live among humans. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago 15 comments edit related share weird |
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On July 31, 1761, the French ship L’Utile is shipwrecked on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. Only a handful of survivors remain when they are found 15 years later, in 1776. picked by shredtone 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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...previously known as Lulu Island, is being re-launched with a brand new marketing push targeting high income investors and residents from across the Gulf. picked by topofall 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
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And continuing the "music that gives me shivers" theme, I present The Quadraphonics performing "Goodbye My Coney Island Baby". 0 comments edit related share plime.comLong live Barbershop! picked by Moe 9 months ago |
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International wildlife experts have located hundreds of wild elephants on a treeless island in the swamps of south Sudan, where they apparently avoided unchecked hunting during more than 20 years of war. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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French explorer and adventurer, Xavier Rossetto will spend 300 days on a remote island- Robinson C. style. He will be making a documentary of his experience. picked by melgesevad 2 months ago 6 comments edit related share entertainment |
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Easter Island is known for the hundreds of huge stone heads strewn across the countryside, it may soon be know for something else - the native cemetaries are filled with headless bodies. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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He purchased the island for $2.8 million and wants to sell it for $10 million due to all the assets he tied into it. It is located in the Florida Keys. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Fossils of a hippopotamus-like creature on an Arctic island show the climate was once like that of Florida, giving clues to risks from modern global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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A crew encounters a remarkable "stone sea" and sees plumes of ash rising up from the middle of the ocean. They are seeing a rare volcanic eruption that results in an island, Maiken, created right before their eyes. picked by gratheo 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |