Caption Contest Winner Announced
19 February 2009
Black History Month is quickly coming to a close; one of the milestones of this month is the third Black History Month caption contest on The History Bluff. This week we name Grant the winner out of a handful of comments and an extraordinarily large amount of email entries. The Carl Winslow Fan Club Congratulations, Grant! Send [...]
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The Racial Origin: The Mark of Cain
16 February 2009
Bible scholars argue that following the murder of Abel by his brother Cain, God cursed Cain and changed the color of his skin as a mark of shame. The History Bluff has discovered an ancient manuscript that proves this theory to be true; God cursed Cain and turned him into a white man.
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Caption Contest Winner Announced
13 February 2009
Our second caption contest for Black History Month has come to a close. This week’s winner is Phil from South Carolina who submitted the following caption: The next drunken clown who requests “The Saints” is gettin’ this mouthpiece where the sun don’t shine.
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The African Tradition of Pantomime
09 February 2009
The roots of pantomime, as well as that of the entire mime culture, first formed around the 5th century in the heart of equatorial Africa.
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Caption Contest Winner Announced
05 February 2009
This week is the first in a series of caption contests honoring Black History Month. Out of a large number of entrants, we handed the title of Champion to Jay from Greentown, SC.
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Caption Contest Winner Announced
29 January 2009
Congratulations to Pip, the winner of this week's caption contest.
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Top 10 Halftime Shows in History
29 January 2009
In honor of Super Bowl XLIII, The History Bluff has scoured the pages of history in order to compile a list of the best halftime performances ever witnessed.
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Caption Contest Winner Announced
22 January 2009
In what was the most hotly contested caption contest to date, The History Bluff awards this one to Matt M of Greenville, SC who sent in this caption: Taft made it to the other side of Central Park. His beast, however, did not. Congratulations, Matt. As a reminder to all readers, you may send in [...]
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Caption Contest Winner Announced
15 January 2009
Another week, another winner. This week the winner is Grant S with the following caption: “Chief, how do we know they all contain liquor?” “Good question. I guess we’re just gonna have to try ‘em all. Boys - you know what to do.” Grant S, email us at editor@TheHistoryBluff and send along a mailing address if you’d like [...]
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Rummage Sales in the French Revolution
14 January 2009
Barricades during the French Revolution were often picked through first by bargain hunters.
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