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...
1954 – Roscoe Goes to Calaboose to Escape TV at Home (Footnote) Published on August 25, 2022 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History Roscoe Tard was so sick of his wife watching television that he opted to spend five days in jail.Click to Read More...
1948 – New Pill Bans That Fear of Trip to Dentist (Footnote) Published on August 22, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine Drs. Milton Levine and Robert Hoyt introduced a pill that would take the fear out of going to the dentist. It probably wasn't as safe as they originally thought.Click to Read More...
1926 – Fire Company Called To Put Out a Sunset (Footnote) Published on August 17, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History Firemen in Tulsa, Oklahoma were called out on an emergency call. The supposed fire was really the sunset.Click to Read More...
1885: The Cake Bewitched Him (Footnote) Published on August 8, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage A man elopes with another man's wife and is arrested. He blames it on her delicious cake!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...
1949 – Little Boy Finds Toilet Seat Not Quite His Size (Footnote) Published on July 25, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Humor Phillip Burrows decided to try his junior toilet seat on for size. He slipped his head through the opening and then got stuck.Click to Read More...
1946 – Baby Delivered Between Floors (Footnote) Published on July 22, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage No one ever wants to get stuck in an elevator, especially while giving birth. That happened to a Chattanooga woman...Click to Read More...
1934 – Skids Out Window on Soap, Falls Into Sand (Footnote) Published on July 13, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History It really is possible to slip on a bar of soap. And Mrs. Beulah Hopkins went right out the window after doing so.Click to Read More...
1926: Falls 50 Feet, Only Suffers Bruises (Footnote) Published on July 8, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History 16-year-old William Lyle fell into the Niagara Gorge. He was lucky to be alive.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1956: Driver Grabs At Bird, Hits New Police Car Published on June 27, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order A parakeet was blamed for a car accident that destroyed a brand-new police car.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1947: Doctor Wins Bet but Client Dies After Paying Off Published on June 24, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Footnotes to History Imagine losing a bet with a doctor and then dropping dead minutes after settling the bet. That happened to Allan Sharp.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1937: Fall on Ice Starts Blaze in His Pants Published on June 17, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Humor Joseph Trainor fell on the ice and his pants caught on fire. Yet, he did not have a single match on him...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...
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