Footnote – 1928: Ford Car Mysteriously Receives Telegraph Signals Published on July 10, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits In 1928, a Ford car was reported to have received telegraph signals. The engine of the car was off.Click to Read More...
Penned Will on Ladder Published on June 12, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits Hermann Strathmann, of Los Angeles, wrote his will on a step-ladder shortly before he passed away. Eight other wills were found. Which would be the accepted one?Click to Read More...
Wrote Will on Petticoat Published on June 5, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Tidbits In 1925, George W. Hazeltine was near death and wrote his will on the petticoat of one of his nurses. Would it hold up in court?Click to Read More...
The Tapioca Time Bomb Published on April 17, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits It was reported on September 14, 1972 that firemen in Cardiff, Wales had spent several days putting out a fire on the 12,000-ton Swiss vessel Cassarate. Timbers stacked in the upper holds of the ship had caught fire 25 days earlier while at sea and the crew was ableClick to Read More...
Birth Control Leases Barred Published on April 10, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Tidbits On April 20, 1946, New York State Governor Thomas E. Dewey signed into law a measure that forbid “birth control” leases.Click to Read More...
Ad – 1952: Cessna 170 Published on March 3, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Transportation Cessna 170 ad from the February 1952 issue of Flying Magazine.Click to Read More...
The Most Beautiful Ape in the World Contest Published on December 17, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits A contest was held in 1972 to find the most Beautiful Ape in the World. Just who who win?Click to Read More...
World Posture Queen Pageant Published on December 13, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits For fifteen years, the American Chiropractic Society held the World Posture Queen Contest. Each contestant had an x-ray taken of their spine.Click to Read More...
Rita Hayworth Beautiful Legs Contest Published on December 9, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits As a tie-in to Rita Hayworth's movie "Affair in Trinidad," contests were held across the nation for the woman with the most beautiful legs.Click to Read More...
Submarine Rodeo Published on November 25, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Starting in 1959, the Pleasant Lake Lyons Club held their annual Submarine Rodeo scuba contest. It was one of the most unusual contests of all time.Click to Read More...
Airplane Golf Match Published on November 6, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits On June 25, 1923, a round of airplane golf was held at the Olympia Field Country Club in Chicago, Illinois. Could the amateur team beat the professionals?Click to Read More...
The Zambian Space Program – Podcast #137 Published on July 28, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine In 1964, the newly established country of Zambia announced that it planned to be the first nation to place a man on the moon. An excellent story about a forgotten chapter in space exploration history. Click to Read More...
Fails to Win Back Wife After Two Suicide Attempts Published on July 26, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits n 1956, Stanley G. Peralta attempted run himself over with his moving car twice in the same night. Would this win back the love of his wife Luella?Click to Read More...
Kissing Barred on Bavarian Trains Published on July 10, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits A couple was observed being a bit too intimate on a Bavarian train back in 1912. After passengers complained, the railroad banned kissing on their trains.Click to Read More...
Two Homes Built on Wrong Lots Published on June 6, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits Back in 1957, two homes were built on the wrong lots in Palatine, Illinois. The builder did all that he could to try and make amends with the couple who owned the land, but nothing seemed to work. How could this be resolved?Click to Read More...
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