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Ghostly Skeleton Interrogator
- In 1927, Helen Adelaide Shelby patented an artist's skeleton that glowed and blinked to scare criminals into confessing.
- The skeleton sat in a dark room with glowing eyes and talked through a megaphone to create a ghostly illusion during interrogation.
Dance Choreographer Named Millipede
- Mr. Millipede is a renowned dance choreographer, so skilled he is nicknamed "the man with a thousand feet."
- His name humorously fits his profession due to millipedes literally having many legs.
Cabbage Patch Doll Recall Story
- Mattel recalled a cabbage patch doll in 1997 because its mouth mechanism trapped children's fingers.
- Despite isolated incidents, about a hundred children struggled to free their fingers during Christmas season.