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1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey
History The turnspit dog was bred to run on a wheel and roast meat, then went extinct Ellsworth Toohey
History In 1810, a prankster sent 4,000 letters to flood one London address with chimney sweeps, coffins, and the Lord Mayor Ellsworth Toohey
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