Vote Cacareco Published on February 1, 2017 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Law & Order, Tidbits In October of 1959, it was reported that a female rhinoceros named Cacareco had won the San Paolo municipal council election in a landslide.Click to Read More...
Sheep Take a Flying Leap Published on April 23, 2016 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits A entire flock of sheep disappeared on July 22, 1966. Find out what happened to them...Click to Read More...
A Monkey Up A Tree Published on April 16, 2016 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits A monkey was spotted up in a tree back in 1951 and set off a bizarre sequence of events...Click to Read More...
Lazarus, the Headless Rooster Published on April 9, 2016 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits Martha Green purchased a live chicken back in 1949 and it butchered. To her surprise, it started crowing when she got home.Click to Read More...
Saves Mouse from Torturers Published on December 25, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits In April 1946, Norbert "Butch" Lusardi was walking home from school when he encountered 3 boys that intended to kill a mouse. He saved its life.Click to Read More...
The Singing Mouse – Podcast #89 Published on December 24, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast The comical true story of a mouse that could sing. Next came a one-year contract with NBC radio and a contest to find the world's best singing mouse.Click to Read More...
Porpoise Dies Playing Baseball Published on July 1, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Sports, Tidbits Sad news came out of Marineland, Florida in 1957 when it was reported that a porpoise named Algae had accidentally swallowed a rubber ball and died.Click to Read More...
Mule Causes Three Car Accidents Published on June 24, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Tidbits On August 4, 1960, a mule in Shallotte, North Carolina managed to wreck three cars. Read this true story to learn more...Click to Read More...
Farmer Bitten Three Times in One Day Published on May 6, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits How's this for bad luck: Nathan Brown was bitten by a bee, a snake, and a bulldog all on the same day: July 6th of 1935.Click to Read More...
A Horse Named Wedding Expenses Published on April 22, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Tidbits In 1962, a woman called off her wedding because her fiancé had gambled all of their savings on a horse named Wedding Expenses.Click to Read More...
Catch Beetles with Auto Paints Published on February 5, 2015 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Dr. Orlo K. Jantz stumbled upon a new way to control beetles. Traps were set up baited with two colors of automobile paint.Click to Read More...
The Canary Funeral – Podcast #73 Published on May 24, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast Back in 1920, Newark, NJ was host to one of the most bizarre funerals ever. An estimated 10,000 people lined the streets to witness the funeral procession of Jimmie the singing canary.Click to Read More...
Dogs Kill Sheep in Scientific Study Published on May 20, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A story from August 20, 1974 reports that Dr. Carl R. Gustavson, an adjunct professor at Eastern Washington State College, had been doing research on sheep being kept at the local zoo in Spokane. Basically, he was trying to condition coyotes to keep them from killing sheep, which wasClick to Read More...
Racoon Prevents House Fire Published on May 13, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1965, Mr. & Mrs. John Ahlfeldt of Baltimore, Maryland were by their pet raccoon because a faulty fan was producing smoke.Click to Read More...
Snake Milks Cow Published on May 8, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits In 1936, Arthur Gwinner of Jerseyville, Illinois noticed that one of his cows wasn't producing milk. A snake had been causing the problem.Click to Read More...