Pimientos Could Be an Influenza Cure Published on May 11, 2020 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Back in 1918, scientists were experimenting with pimientos peppers to see if they could be used to prevent influenza infections.Click to Read More...
Iodine and Creosote Influenza Cure Published on May 4, 2020 Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits In 1918, Dr. George F. Baer claimed to have an influenza cure that was made with creosote and iodine.Click to Read More...
Tells Amazing Tale of Mars Published on December 1, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits On August 13, 1906, Sackville G. Leyson told of how his spirit was able to travel to Mars and back in 40 minutes while his body lay still.Click to Read More...
Edwin Land’s Invention Published on October 23, 2019 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Edwin Land invented a piece of glass on which he aligned billions of crystals. This invention made him rich, but another made him even wealthier.Click to Read More...
Idea Wasn’t a Bust Published on August 24, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits It was reported on August 13, 1949 that engineer turned fashion designer Charles Langs was having a problem meeting demand for his new product that he named “The Posies.”Click to Read More...
Suits Made from Paper Published on August 17, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits In 1920, Great Britain was importing men's suits that were made of paper.Click to Read More...
First Tire to Cross the Pacific? Published on June 27, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon were the first aviators to fly non-stop across the Pacific. Their Firestone tire was found a short distance away.Click to Read More...
An Incredible Life of Learning Published on March 27, 2019 Posted in: Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine The wonderful story of a man who started his career as a soda jerk in a pharmacy and ultimately made his way to be appointed as the Interim Dean at the Albany College of Pharmacy. Click to Read More...
That’s My Parking Spot! Published on October 5, 2018 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A story from 1961 about how hard it can be to find a parking spot for your car in Kansas City.Click to Read More...
Kept Alive by Pumping Arms Published on August 21, 2018 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits In 1927, 18-year old Walter L. Boothe was kept alive for sixteen days by his friends who constantly pumped his arms up and down.Click to Read More...
Self-Service Gasoline Published on July 26, 2018 Posted in: Money & Financial, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Opposition to self-service gasoline stations was very high in the 1940s and '50s. Today, only New Jersey has a total ban on them.Click to Read More...
Rubber Hose Cures Hiccups Published on June 28, 2018 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A team of doctors determined that hiccups could be cured by sticking a flexible rubber tube up a patient's nose and stimulating the nerve endings of the pharynx.Click to Read More...
More Intelligent People Have Gout Published on June 20, 2018 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits On June 30, 1959, a UPI article discussed how two US government scientists, Dewitt Stetten, Jr. and John Z. Hearon, were studying the relationship between gout and intelligence.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...
Moons of Mars Made by Martians Published on June 12, 2018 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits On May 1, 1959, it was reported that Soviet scientist Iosif Shklovsky had found evidence that the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, may be artificial.Click to Read More...