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Freakish Wagers Across Times Stir London Tales
A London Telegraph item recounts bizarre bets from 19th and early 20th centuries. Winners shave or cut hair until July 1926 after Carpentier Dempsey bets. others ride motorcars weekly, or balance atop a chimney for coins. A romantic wager involved a legal duel for a dowry. A California contestant bet on a seat in Congress, while readers recall a scientist betting to read a newspaper by farthing-lamp light.
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Scarborough
London
Dempsey
Vertin Harder
Hale
Howard
Richlen
Miae Miller
California
Vate
Mies Miller
Liverpool