Toronto’s “Stork Derby” Happened Because Of A Very Wealthy Lawyer’s Very Strange Will

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

This week in 1926, a will left behind by a very unusual lawyer in Toronto led to a ten year baby-having contest nicknamed the “Stork Derby.” Plus: there’s a new world record for loudest purr, thanks to Bella the cat in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The Toronto 'Stork Derby' Baby Race (Snopes) Babies Got Bank (This American Life) Elder Tabby Cat Sets Guinness Record for Loudest Purr https://laughingsquid.com/cat-sets-record-for-loudest-purr/ Race over to our Patreon page and support our show

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