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unusual facts about The National Enquirer



Kathy Tebow

The harrowing account of the bear mauling was the cover story of Outdoor Life and Alaska, a scary tale in The National Enquirer, and part of several successful books about bears including Alaska Bear Tales by Larry Kanuit; and Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance

P'lod

The Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album The Hidden Land features a song called "P'lod in the House." It was composed by Future Man, who mistakenly attributed P'lod to The National Enquirer while introducing the song in concert.

University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

In 1981 celebrity Carol Burnett won a $1.6 million (later reduced to $800,000) libel award from The National Enquirer over an article that she said implied she had been intoxicated in a Washington restaurant.

WZRC

The Popes had a media empire, including: The National Enquirer, Il Progresso Italo-Americano, Il Bollettino della Sera, Il Corriere d'America, and the Philadelphia daily L'Opinione.


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