The Fever Girl – Podcast #72 Published on April 18, 2014 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fraud & Deception, Hoaxes, Podcast In 1923, newspapers around the US reported on the health of the Fever Girl - Evelyn Lyons - a woman with the highest temperature ever recorded to that date.Click to Read More...
Fish Foretell Earthquakes Published on February 18, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Can fish and other aquatic animals help predict earthquakes? Dr. Shinkiski Hatai provided evidence on their strange behavior during a talk in 1933.Click to Read More...
The Blaze Incident – Podcast #68 Published on December 1, 2013 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast, Unbelievable A long-forgotten front-page story from January 1945 that involved the US military, the White House, a Hollywood actress, and one big dog named Blaze.Click to Read More...
The Baby is in the Mail – Podcast #66 Published on September 22, 2013 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Money & Financial, Podcast When the USPS started Parcel Post service in 1913, both babies and small children were mailed. Find out why it was done and why it finally ended.Click to Read More...
Attack of the 50-Foot Garden Hose – Podcast #63 Published on June 8, 2013 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Humor, Podcast, Unbelievable Some mysterious force was bringing garden hoses all over the US to life in 1955. Find out what they did and how George Di Peso put an end to the madness.Click to Read More...
The Sky is Falling – Podcast #59 Published on January 8, 2013 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Podcast Alvin Rodecker and his wife chose to celebrate his 60th birthday in style. It was to be an incredible trip to NYC. If only he had looked up after upon...Click to Read More...
Dead Ringers – Podcast #58 Published on November 24, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fraud & Deception, Podcast Akron, Ohio citizen Larry Bader and Omaha sportscaster Fritz Johnson were complete opposites. Yet, they were dead ringers for each other.Click to Read More...
Will the Real Dr. Brown Please Stand Up? – Podcast #55 Published on July 10, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fraud & Deception, Hoaxes, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Dr. Brown was loved by everyone in Groveton, Texas. When he was arrested for a crime that could have endangered others, they didn't abandon their faith in him.Click to Read More...
The Case of the Misplaced Belly Button – Podcast #54 Published on May 27, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Virginia O'Hare underwent tummy tuck surgery and then sued her doctor for $1.5 million dollars. Why? Because her belly button was supposedly 2" off-center.Click to Read More...
The Patron Saint of the Vocally Challenged – Podcast #53 Published on April 25, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Humor, Miscellaneous, Podcast Florence Foster Jenkins is considered to be the forerunner to today's talentless celebrities. Her recordings are considered to be among the worst of all time.Click to Read More...
Jack the Stripper – Podcast #52 Published on March 21, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast An odd true story about a San Diego robber dubbed "Jack the Stripper" by the press in the early 1960s. Click to learn about his unusual modus operandi.Click to Read More...
Tinker the Toad – Podcast #51 Published on February 13, 2012 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Tinker the toad was found buried under 6-inch thick concrete. The slab had been poured nine years earlier. Find out how Tinker survived this entombment.Click to Read More...
The Corpse Bride – Podcast #50 Published on January 17, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Podcast The true story of Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams. They slept together in the same bed every night - nine years after she had died.Click to Read More...
Midnapore’s Wolf Children – Podcast #49 Published on December 14, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast The story of Amala and Kamala, two girls in India who were claimed to have been raised by wolves. Find out the facts of this unusual story.Click to Read More...
The Man Buried Alive – Podcast #44 Published on May 4, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Escape and Survival, Podcast On August 21, 1933, Jack Loreen was dug up after spending the previous 64 days buried in a coffin. That was just the start of a crazy competition to survive the longest at six feet under.Click to Read More...