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Word: ins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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In Washington, D. C., Lloyd S. Booze was indicted on a charge of holding up the liquor store of a man named Seltzer.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

In Fort Collins, Colo., Colorado State College empiricists slowly killed a pack of white rats by feeding them a coed's diet.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

In Pontotoc, Miss., two-and-a-half-year-old Keith McKnight fell into an empty 54-foot well. When his mother shouted: "Are you down there, Keith?", Keith replied: "Yes, and I'm dirty, too."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

In Flushing, N. Y., Deputy Health Commissioner John Grimley ordered evicted Eskimo Robert Mayokok, his wife, four children, from a World's Fair igloo. Reason: the igloo is an exhibit, not a domicile.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

In Marshall, Mo., letters deluged a 52-year-old plumber and minister. His full name: Santa Claus.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

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