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'Louie Louie': Indecipherable, Or Indecent? An FBI Investigation

10:26am May 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Kingsmen's 1963 version of the song was a huge hit — though no one could make out the words. Some fevered imaginations and misheard lines led to an FBI investigation into alleged obscenity.

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Don the dog mugs for the camera after his joyride.

World News

Wilding? Ruff Ride? Dog's Road Romp On Tractor Sparks Puns

11:41am April 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Traffic Scotland took pains to say it was a serious event, not a joke. But that didn't stop people from putting their own spin on the story of the border collie who took control of a tractor.

Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding at a practice session at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Sports
Arts

Like 'Dynasty' On Ice: The Nancy Kerrigan And Tonya Harding Museum

5:34pm April 19, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Why would a couple of comedians build a museum in their hallway dedicated to figure skaters in 1994? Because the story of their rivalry, Kerrigan's attack and the media frenzy is just so American.

A religious volume from the early 1300s includes this image of a monk who resembles the Jedi Master Yoda of the Star Wars films.

Books
Arts

Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th-Century Manuscript Looks Familiar

3:26pm April 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A long time ago, in a place far away, a manuscript was created with an enigmatic figure who looks a great deal like a certain little — and yet powerful — green guy from the Star Wars films.

A golfer wears a long black skirt in mock protest of the USGA ban on golfing shorts in tournament play, 1953.

National

When Wearing Shorts Was Taboo

2:52pm April 07, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In certain places in American history, showing a little leg has been illegal — for men and women.

Neil Richardson (left) and John Jemison even fold their arms the same way.

World News

Man Retires, Moves, Discovers His Doppelganger

11:19am April 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

Neil Richardson and John Jemison were strangers until they moved to the same town in Essex and found they shared an uncanny resemblance. This is how they came face to face.

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Wanted: Constable For Island Just One Fried Egg Short Of Paradise

10:30am April 04, 2015

Britain's Isles of Scilly seeks a new constable for the world's most cushy posting. Qualifications include knowing how to deal with wandering sea pups, catching speeding golf cars and saving goldfish.

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