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Thursday, February 19th, 2009After the dinosaurs were wiped out, paleontology got pretty boring — except for the mammoths. These ambulatory haystacks are the superstars of the Pliocene epoch. They are the one mammal that every roadside zoo would like to have, even though they’re extinct. La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, CA That hasn’t stopped people from wanting [...]
Kin Demand Geronimo Bones
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Where are the skull and bones of the great Apache Indian leader Geronimo? We asked that question years ago, and even carried a Geronimo skull proxy with us on the road to see if it could mystically lead us to the real thing (it couldn’t). Geronimo’s skull and Andre the Seal, Rockport, Maine. It [...]
Roadside News: Feb. 16, 2009
Monday, February 16th, 2009Nixon Pie | Roy Rogers Crisis | Dollywood Gat Day Cancelled | Hodag Community Art
Lincoln Linked To Billy The Kid: A Nation Stunned
Friday, February 13th, 2009Just when you thought you’d heard everything possible about Lincoln, a small Indiana museum drops a bombshell like this. Honest Abe and outlaw Billy? How could they possibly be connected? Lincoln’s minor league baseball locker? “We don’t give that out,” said James Henager, owner of the Henager Memories and Nostalgia Museum in Buckskin, Indiana. ”The [...]
Roadside News: Feb. 12, 2009
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Historic Woodsmen | Stickie Lincoln | Lava Lamp? No, Waterfall!
Californian Builds His Own Giant Transformer
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009When the Transformers movie came out, that’s when it really woke me up,” recalled Tom Rhoads. “I said, ‘Man, I could build me one of those. I’m gonna get me a bug and build one!’”
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