10 Crazy Facts About the Knox County Newspaper Bust You Won't Believe!

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To celebrate our 100th issue, we asked people from around town in different occupations to share little-known facts and bizarre trivia about our fair city. Senior planner at the Metropolitan Planning Commission: 1. The highest population density in Knoxville is the Fort Sanders neighborhood. From an earthquake-proof cathedral that’s made almost entirely of cardboard to an ancient Egyptian mummy with a modern-day passport, this list of crazy -but-true facts is sure to challenge your preconceived notions about the world. In what might have been the most perfect weird news story of 2020, Knoxville lost its collective mind for a week over a tiger that might have never really existed. These ten facts are 100% true and 1000% verifiable, even if they seem totally phony. Enjoy these shockers, and commit them to memory—so you can blow your friends’ minds when you share these tidbits with ’em soon. Related: 10 of the Weirdest Things Held in Libraries and Archives. Full page images of the historical newspaper archives for the dates 1922–1990 were funded through generous donations to the Library Foundation’s “From Papers to Pixels” campaign. Snopes.com | The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is real. Here’s what to know about the. So, if you’ve got 10 minutes to spare, why not check out these 100 strange but true facts that will shock you ! Donkey Kong got his name because his creator believed “donkey” meant “stupid” in English and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a “Stupid Ape.”. (WVLT) - Four Knoxville men are now in custody after the Knox County Sheriff’s Office conducted a bust , finding drugs weapons and cash at a home and a storage unit. It happened on March 31, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News , at 6416 George Walter Way. Whether you ’re reading about new political scandals, the creeping climate apocalypse, wonky weather radar readings, or a bunch of social media users wanting to storm Area 51, it’s increasingly easy believe that reality as we know it might either be a simulation created by evil robots or maybe a ridiculous reality prank show put on by some alien.