A Dead Man's Strange Final Prank

[@johnard611]

I was a librarian in a mid-sized university town, so I found some cool stuff in old newspapers over the years, sometimes about people I had known. When I was a college student, one of my landlords was a Jewish guy whose family owned a downtown department store for many decades. Twenty-five years later while looking through late 1940s issues of our local newspaper, I saw a hometown gossip type item about my future landlord heading to Savannah to prepare for his upcoming wedding at the closest synagogue. Then I saw an article from a few days later about a local farmer and his mule being struck by lightning along the road to Savannah. The mule died but the farmer survived and my landlord was the first person on the scene.

[@Spiral.Dynamics]

This is great! My local penny(free) paper publishes newspaper clippings from the 1800s. It’s funny to read about fording conditions at the local creeks that we barely notice as we drive over them.

[@WendyNeptune]

Just found your channel two days ago. Refreshing change, i must say. Thank you for the content. Subscribed.

[@Stevieboy042562]

“1889, a number - another summer” I’ve been watching with great anticipation for your next reveal since the channel’s inception with your Mike Leach piece, but was knocked off my feet with your Public Enemy reference. Chuck D has been, well… a revelation to me since, dare I say 1989 when I was first introduced to Rap music and the dissonance that Hank Shockley and the Dust Brothers brought to the masses through the guru himself… Rick Rueben. Bravo, preach on!

[@Sumofabish]

The lady that sued for $100 was probably able to do so because in 1897 that was a lot of money for a dog

[@lazertaco9755]

Criminally underrated channel I actually find this offensive you guys don't get more views keep it up you guys will blow up such great quality…… do a video on Thomas Francis Meagher his story is insane from Irish revolution to escaping van demons land leaving his wife and eventually participating in the American Civil war it's crazy and I think you guys can do him justice and spread his crazy story…. Anyways keep it up

[@joelspaulding5964]

Ha, I just stated "criminally underrated " above, some 8 months later.

[@JackWagonesque-gy1ud]

“There’s nothing cool about trying to subvert Justice.”

[@Sumofabish]

As a left leg amputee who is also paralyzed from the waist down, I can tell you I would still be very upset if they chopped off the wrong leg even though I can’t use either of them it’s still my freaking leg! Those don’t grow on trees.

[@kyngzay]

Having 10 kids for some bread is real hustle 😂

[@TheEvanBennett]

Great idea for a video lol, I love this. Should definitely do another although this was definitely a lot of work. I love the October 31st date choice but the problem being Halloween stuff will take up precious space, meaning you could of got funnier blurbs in that wasted space. That said I'm sure you were looking for funny Halloween stuff.

[@joelspaulding5964]

Going through the back catalog. What a criminally underappreciated channel! Hopefully, the Algorithm Gods shall soon bless you. Looking forward to everything, will forward to many.

[@55Folks]

Awesome- appreciate it! 🤝

[@JoeRogansForehead]

He died of a heart attack not fright . They just didn’t call it that.

[@ShadowWizard123]

I'm sure the 1956 middle east crisis was when Egypt reclaimed control of the Suez Canal from the British.

[@swapsplat]

they were joking about how there's a constant 'crisis' in the middle east, up to and including current events.

[@jtgd]

I’m sure they wrapped it up!

[@wleewle]

Wish I could find the other video you guys did about the Buffalo massacre also feels like y’all r the same guys who made the Conan killed a guy thanks for making some of the best vids on this site big ups

[@55Folks]

👍 buffalo vid is back on Styrofoam Bonfire. I had some things in an unlisted playlist for awhile it may have been hiding

[@bigGullyV]

Wasn't Gould a shotcaller around about the goldrush, a merchant?

[@swapsplat]

Ole is pronounced "O-Lee" It's a scandiavian name... he isn't "Old Sandvick"

[@svenhurdurburdursson8765]

Its pronunciation is oh-luh

[@LittleOne712]

I guess the court didn’t buy Pretty Mrs. Ruth Lower’s dumb blonde defense in 1954. 😂

[@atavachronn]

Dope channel

[@neoneyes3913]

This channel rocks

[@jtgd]

Hey, “folk” means people as well. Story of folks

[@ChrisPsneakers]

Are you guys from Iowa?

[@55Folks]

I was raised in Iowa and we’re both in the midwest

[@bccsivxx-xxivvii]

Jay Gould was a railroad baron.

[@ESMDto239]

Probably some relation to Kingdon Gould

[@ianobrien3248]

Muscatine Iowa!

[@exluvrx]

awesome

[@jy9291]

Sounds like Clinton's Arkansas coroner.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

Except the guy could easily have died from a heart attack before his injuries killed him. Thats what the doctor described , even if they didn’t call it that yet.

[@mikemorgan5015]

All you could find on Jay Gould is that he had a yscht? He was a railroad industrialist and financier. One of the wealthiest men of the 19th century. He was one of the "Robber Barons". WTF?! Google is a hell of a tool. Try it. And take a history class or two. This level of ineptitude is inexcusable. Love Mom

[@davidshubaly]

There's nothing cool about trying to avert justice

[@neoneyes3913]

As funny as ol’ Sandvick would have been, I think it’s pronounced O-Lee😂

[@KieferPIrvine]

Wake up babe - new 55 just dropped

[@matevans2122]

Do you guys have an email address? I would love to suggest a story... You'll want to hear it!!! Love the content guys, no hate here... Unlike "your mom"

[@55Folks]

Yeah if you click ‘about’ on our channel page you can find it 👍

[@matevans2122]

@@55Folks not seeing a email address?

[@55Folks]

@@matevans2122 Yeah youtube changed how things look. It's hey55folks(at)gmail

[@ysc.watchdog4743]

The man with the wrong leg amputated would have lost in a lawsuit anyway because in his case he didn't have a leg to stand on.