Slippery the Sea Lion – Podcast #207 Published on November 14, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Escape and Survival, Podcast Cyril, the sea lion, embarked on an epic escape from a London, Ontario zoo in 1958, setting his sights on the vast Atlantic Ocean. Could he make it?Click to Read More...
Man Can Only Have Home If Goat Moves In Too (1946) Published on August 19, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits Housing was in short supply after WWII. One woman agreed to rent her home only if the occupants agreed to bring a goat with them. Click to Read More...
1938: Deer Stabs Man and Evens Score (Footnote) Published on July 12, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Albert Christianson was out hunting near his home and shot a buck. Next thing you know, a deer stabbed him with a knife...Click to Read More...
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion – Podcast #196 Published on May 3, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Podcast Frasier was a decrepit old circus lion whose best days were far behind him, or at least that was what his caregivers believed. While he wasn’t much to look at, he proved popular with the lionesses.Click to Read More...
1954: Duck Has Mental Problem—Thinks He Is A Bow Wow (Footnote) Published on April 10, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History George Dugan was a duck. But George had one unusual problem: he thought that he was a dog. At least he acted that way...Click to Read More...
1937: Dog Found to Have Ring Lost Three Years Earlier (Footnote) Published on March 10, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage For three long years, Mrs. David Hann searched for her wedding ring. Then, one day, her dog spat it up. Where had it been all this time?Click to Read More...
1967: Dead Elephant Her Valentine Published on March 7, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Tidbits Would you give a dead baby elephant to your significant other for Valentine's Day? Well, this Oregon man did...Click to Read More...
Marty, the Marijuana Mouse – Podcast #190 Published on February 2, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Humor, Podcast The crazy true story of Marty, a mouse who was stealing marijuana and other drugs from the evidence room of the San Jose police department in 1974. Click to Read More...
1915 – That Must Have Been One Hungry Cat Published on January 26, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits A stray cat spotted its next meal sitting in a goldfish bowl on a table. The only thing in its way was a glass window...Click to Read More...
1961 – A Stewed Duck Is Too Saucy to Suit Cops (Footnote) Published on August 29, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Humor Two policemen set out to capture a drunk duck. It wasn't as easy as they had hoped...Click to Read More...
1950 – Dogs Shoot Owners (Footnote) Published on July 29, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History It's rare that a dog shoots its owner. Yet, it happened twice in one month in Olney, Texas.Click to Read More...
1957 – Ottawa Newspaper Finds Pet Parakeet Published on July 18, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits When Mrs. Ann Recoskie lost her pet parakeet Joey, she called the Ottawa Journal to place a Lost Pet ad. They had some good news for her.Click to Read More...
1927 – Unidentified Body Found by Hartford Police Published on July 11, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Tidbits A man told police that he had witnessed someone being murdered. Investigators raced to the scene, saw the blood, and then discovered a very unusual corpse.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1950: Dog Saves Lives of 60 Men College Students Published on May 10, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Tidbits The lives of 60 dormitory residents were endangered by carbon monoxide poisoning. A pooch named Piedmont was credited with saving their lives.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1949: Nimrod Gives Bizarre Excuse Published on May 6, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Can you tell the difference between a deer and a groundhog? These two hunters in Maryland apparently could not.Click to Read More...