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Believe It or Not Oddities From a Cyclone to Century Teeth
A Keokuk Oklahoma man survived a porch cyclone stunt landing 99 feet away. An ice sitting contest in Chicago's White City casino lasted 27 hours 10 minutes with a disqualification for fever 102 degrees after 26 hours. Harriet Breedlove aged 102 travels as a missionary and receives a new set of teeth after a lifetime from slavery to a Knoxille life.
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White City
Chicago
Gus Simmons
Harriet Breedlove
Mount Maria