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...
Footnote – 1935: Tarantula in Britches Published on May 3, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits A Montgomery, AL officer had to deal with an erratic banana truck driver who had a tarantula in his pants!Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1934: Cat Becomes Flaming Torch Published on April 29, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Just how much damage can a flaming cat do to a home? Mrs. Victor Barbaglia of Vineland, NJ witnessed what could happen.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1911: Jealous Husband Guards Wife With Rattlesnakes Published on April 26, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits James Stoner used rattlesnakes to keep other men away from his wife. His attempts to do so backfired on him.Click to Read More...
1942: Pigeons Sabotage Tires Published on April 22, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits It was a strange crime: Nails kept appearing in the alley behind a Woolworth store in Minneapolis. The criminals may have been the birds.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1959: Guinea Pigs Stolen Published on March 22, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History Just who would steal four guinea pigs? A very odd robbery, although these guinea pigs were highly valued.Click to Read More...