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In November 2012, Holly Solomon, a pregnant Arizona wife, ran over her husband with a Jeep for not voting in the presidential election after Obama had won (Romney won Arizona). The husband suffered a fractured pelvis from being run over. The wife was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

In November 2012, Holly Solomon, a pregnant Arizona wife, ran over her husband with a Jeep for not voting in the presidential election after Obama had won (Romney won Arizona). The husband suffered a fractured pelvis from being run over. The wife was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

theguardian.com
u/Anxious-Presence-266 — 4 days ago

In 1961, isolated in Antarctica as the sole physician at a remote station, Soviet doctor Leonid Rogozov developed severe appendicitis. With no evacuation possible, he calmly performed a successful self-appendectomy using local anesthesia and a mirror, returning to normal duties just two weeks later.

u/Anxious-Presence-266 — 10 days ago

In March 1973, New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich shocked the world by holding a press conference to announce they had traded their entire lives including wives, children, homes, and dogs. Kekich's new romance quickly ended, but Peterson and Susanne stayed together for decades.

u/Anxious-Presence-266 — 11 days ago

In 1922, a vicious eight-day riot erupted in New York City after teenagers began knocking off and destroying men's straw hats. According to tradition, wearing a straw hat past September 15 was social taboo. The harmless prank escalated into severe, violent brawls across the city.

u/Anxious-Presence-266 — 16 days ago