In 1886, a man from Massachusets allegedly placed an advert in a newspaper wagering that nobody in the world could knock him out — not even with the assistance of a heavy club. It did *not* end well for him...
In 1886, a man from Massachusets allegedly placed an advert in a newspaper wagering that nobody in the world could knock him out — not even with the assistance of a heavy club. It did *not* end well for him...
In 1886, a man from Massachusets allegedly placed an advert in a newspaper wagering that nobody in the world could knock him out — not even with the assistance of a heavy club. It did *not* end well for him...
Well, looks like this is now a thread about stupid nineteenth-century wagers:

"He's got a billiard ball [stuck] in his mouth [...] He bet me a cigar he could put the red ball in his facial pocket..."

— Illustrated Police News (US ed, 1887)
Well, looks like this is now a thread about stupid nineteenth-century wagers:"He's got a billiard ball [stuck] in his mouth [...] He bet me a cigar he could put the red ball in his facial pocket..."— Illustrated Police News (US ed, 1887)
Well, looks like this is now a thread about stupid nineteenth-century wagers:"He's got a billiard ball [stuck] in his mouth [...] He bet me a cigar he could put the red ball in his facial pocket..."— Illustrated Police News (US ed, 1887)
Well, looks like this is now a thread about stupid nineteenth-century wagers:"He's got a billiard ball [stuck] in his mouth [...] He bet me a cigar he could put the red ball in his facial pocket..."— Illustrated Police News (US ed, 1887)
"facial pocket"
This is magnificent! https://twitter.com/matthewcr/status/1294633476558397441?s=20
A 'spendthrift young fool' wagers that he'll eat the 'costliest supper on record', then dies from 'excessive debauchery' not long after.

— Illustrated Police News (US ed., 1884)
A 'spendthrift young fool' wagers that he'll eat the 'costliest supper on record', then dies from 'excessive debauchery' not long after.— Illustrated Police News (US ed., 1884)
A 'spendthrift young fool' wagers that he'll eat the 'costliest supper on record', then dies from 'excessive debauchery' not long after.— Illustrated Police News (US ed., 1884)
Say what you like about the Victorians, but they sure knew how to make a spicy wager.

- Illustrated Police News (UK Ed., 1898)
These people CANNOT be trusted with access to a lions’ den.

- Illustrated Police News (UK Ed., 1899)
WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!

- Illustrated Police News (UK Ed., 1885)
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