The Spurious Nib

Volume 19

Spurious Nib#54

A Kansas pharmacist accidentally set the world record for juggling thermometers after reading the 1873 farmer's almanac's prediction for a longer winter.

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Spurious Nib#23

In the 1920's gangster Louie the Nose Gamboly walked his pet gator everyday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Neighbors in Crystal, Minnesota reported the gator's name was Sam the Smiler!


Spurious Nib#105

In 1956 the Oxytones recorded what would become their paranymic classic, "Cofefe." Critics would excoriate the Cuban mambo song as "cacological" and "querkenic." But the public couldn't get enough sending it to the top of the charts for 65 weeks that year!





Spurious Nib#63

Little known spurious history:
The first Great Sphinx was made entirely of paper mache.