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...
Footnote – 1939: A Surprise In A Bottle Published on February 16, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Tom Gilroy can teach you an important lesson: Don't ever stick your finger on a bottle that has a wasp in it it!Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1949: Ontario Boy Given Snake by Museum Published on December 21, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits A couple from Ontario drove 125 miles so that their son could purchase a snake, only to find out that the museum had none for sale. Would his heart be broken for Christmas?Click to Read More...
Mother Jailed for Cooking Woodpecker Published on December 3, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits In 1914, a mother of two was arrested for cooking a woodpecker. Unable to pay the fine, she was sentenced to twenty days in jail.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1899: 4 Cows Killed by Lightning Published on August 18, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Footnotes to History In July 1899, farmer Charles Hulse had four of his cows killed at the same time by a bolt of lightning.Click to Read More...
Albino Kangaroo Given to the United States Published on August 10, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets In 1952, Australia gifted an Albino kangaroo to the United States. Just what would President Truman name her?Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1952: Parrot In Tree Cries ‘I Like Ike’ Published on August 10, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits In 1952, a parrot escaped from a London apartment and took to a tree outside of Parliament. It had been taught to say "I Like Ike."Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1949: Farmer Joe Solves Vacation Milking by Taking Cow Along Published on August 7, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Farmer Joe Trevethan was unable to take a vacation of twenty years because he needed to milk his cow. So, he took the cow with him.Click to Read More...
Leaves Estate to “Dumb Animals” Published on June 19, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Money & Financial, Tidbits When Eunice A. White died in 1949, she left what little she had for the care of dumb animals. Two family members got $1 each.Click to Read More...
Dog Choked by Fishing Line Published on February 13, 2019 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits April 5, 1921, a man brought his dog into the Animal Rescue League in DC to have his pet euthanized. It was being choked by a piece of fishing line.Click to Read More...
Cow Jumps Over the Moon Published on June 16, 2018 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to fly on February 18, 1930 when a tri-motored Ford airplane flew her to a height of 5,000 feet.Click to Read More...
Woman Befriends Rats Published on June 8, 2018 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits A sanitary inspector in London visited the Platts Lane home of 80-year-old Rachel Willard after receiving numerous complaints from her neighbors. They had claimed that Mrs. Willard had not only been harboring rats in her garden but that she was also providing them with food.Click to Read More...
Eleuterio the Parrot Published on February 15, 2017 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Forgotten History, Law & Order, Tidbits Eleuterio the parrot was a national celebrity in Brazil. He was famous for his vulgarities and was nominated for city council.Click to Read More...