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Humor
Humor That Backfired Horribly – The Tyrant Who Was Killed Over a Gay Joke
When Surrounded US Marines Requested Ammunition and Got Tootsie Rolls Instead
Saint Lawrence, Patron Saint of Comedians, Cracked Jokes During His Execution
Filippo Brunelleschi Revolutionized Architecture, and Pulled off the Renaissance’s Greatest Prank
The Erfurt Latrine Disaster: When Dozens of Aristocrats Were Drowned in Excrement
Humor That Backfired: Johnny Carson Was Slapped Silly For Cracking Gay Jokes About Wayne Newton
Cacareco: The Rhinoceros That Won an Election
Looty: Queen Victoria’s Looted Dog
Wilhelm Voigt: Drifter Who Robbed a Town By Dressing in an Officer’s Uniform and Ordering Officials to Hand Him the Treasury’s Contents
Thomas Jefferson’s George Costanza Moment: Shipping a Rotting Moose to France to Win an Argument
Awkward Misunderstandings: George S. Patton and the Honored Latrine
Emperor Heliogabalus’ Practical Jokes Ranged From Tame to Terrifying
Humor That Backfired Horribly – The Emperor Who Was Slain for Making Fun of a Woman’s Age
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