The Fight Of The 80s Was Johnny Cash Vs. Waldo The Ostrich

Today in 1932, the birthday of Johnny Cash, one of the few music stars who ever got in a fight with an ostrich.

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When Theodore Roosevelt Got A Full Term As President, He Also Got Two Ostriches

On Election Day 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt won 56 percent of the popular vote, a huge majority in the Electoral College, and two ostriches. No, really.

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Baseball Player Ping Bodie Once Won An Eating Contest Against An Ostrich

Today in 1919, one of the strangest moments in the history of professional baseball, when major leaguer Ping Bodie took on an ostrich in an eating contest and won.

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