United Kingdom - Ireland
Mar. 05, 1952 - Pictured here in front of St. Paul's Cathedral is an event that is literally like finding a needle in a haystack. Participants were invited to search a haystack for a non-magnetic needle. The winner would get a new, modern sewing machine worth 650DM. You would think it was impossible, but the needle was found in just under 21 minutes. A nun named Rhoda Selby(pictured) found the needle
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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