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NEWS ABOUT: PT Barnum

PT Barnum stories: 2 news summaries
GLOSSIES

 Bachelor Parties: 
 Creating Hangovers 
 Since 500 BC 

Time explores history of debauchery ritual

Jun 17, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With The Hangover’s bachelor party tale dominating the box office, you might be wondering: Just where did this ritual come from? Time offers a brief history:
  • In the 5th century BC, the ancient Spartans celebrated the groom’s last night as a single man with dinner and toasts.
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alcohol • stripper • PT Barnum • bachelor party • Jay-ZTV • The Hangover • Spartans • Geoffrey Chaucer • Canterbury Tales

Porn Pioneer Vows to Take More DC Scalps

Flynt says he's about to out a GOP senator, bust a hypocrite candidate

Dec 23, 07 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Hustler publisher and professional muckraker Larry Flynt is “arguably the greatest student of the American underbelly since J. Edgar Hoover"—and now he’s got big conservatives in his sights, writes Vanity Fair. Flynt, who has often offered money for the unmasking of gay or adulterous politicians, insists... More »

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Bill Clinton • Larry Flynt • Hustler • Bob Livington • Joe McCarthy • PT Barnum

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