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Today — April 20, 2026

Temporal Anomalies (permalink)
This temporal anomaly at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Casteries, Saint Lucia, was documented by Steve Barker.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From the Daily Mirror, 1905.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Griset's Grotesques, Or, Jokes Drawn on Wood by Tom Hood and illustrated by Ernest Griset, 1867.
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Your Ship Will Come In (permalink)
From Travel By Air, Land, and Sea by Hanson Hart Webster, 1933.
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Old News (permalink)
"Don't be too saving."  From the Duluth Herald, 1910.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From My Do and Learn Book To Accompany The Little White House by Ousley & Russell, 1948.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
"Even one fly means trouble!"  From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1961.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
"Study economy."  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1935.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
His official yearbook portrait.  From Denison's 1985 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Wizard, 1923.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Gonzaga University's 1981 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Rhymes of a Child's World by Miriam Clark Potter and illustrated by Ruth Fuller Stevens, 1920.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Birmingham-Southern College's 1928 yearbook.
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Puzzles and Games (permalink)
Find the unicorn.  From Chatterbox, 1909.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Butler College's 1899 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From North Texas State University's 1964 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From 73 Magazine, 1968.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Armour Institute of Technology's 1930 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Art of Pantomime by Charles Aubert, 1927.
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