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Naked Climbing Sculpture - Silt, Colorado - 10-31-2009 Strange and Unusual Stuff

 

 

There's a lot of strange and unusual stuff out there that I just don't have a home for on my website. So, I've created this page as a kind "catchall" for things I find interesting but just can't categorize...

 

Arrow Pointing Right Click Here for a video of the nude climber sculpture at the top of this page...

 

Some American History?

President Abraham Lincoln President John F. Kennedy
  • Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
  • John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
  • Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
  • John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
  • Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
  • Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
  • Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
  • Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
  • Both were assassinated by Southerners.
  • Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

 

Assassin John Wilkes Booth Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald  
  • Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
  • Both Presidents were shot in the head.
  • John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
  • Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
  • Both assassins were known by their three names.
  • Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

 

Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald  
  • Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford'.
  • Kennedy was shot in a car called a 'Lincoln' that was manufactured by'Ford'.
  • Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
  • Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
  • Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
  • Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
  • Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

 

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