Rocks Taste Good to Girl (1958) Published on April 14, 2023 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A ten-year-old girl was taken to the hospital because she had pneumonia. Doctors soon learned that she had swallowed 200 rocks.Click to Read More...
Hand Shaking for Civic Pride (1936) Published on April 7, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Tidbits As sirens blast in unison around the world, everyone turns to the person near them and shakes hands. Would this result in world peace? Roscoe E. Dickson certainly thought so.Click to Read More...
1943: Males in Skirts Protest Against Slacks (Footnote) Published on April 5, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits Just what happens when a group of young make college students decide to wear skirts?Click to Read More...
The Broken Record: A Search for Lost Treasure (1911) Published on April 4, 2023 Posted in: Death and Murder, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits Just what happens when a man records the location of a buried treasure on a phonograph record and the record shatters before anyone listens to it?Click to Read More...
1967: Dead Elephant Her Valentine Published on March 7, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Tidbits Would you give a dead baby elephant to your significant other for Valentine's Day? Well, this Oregon man did...Click to Read More...
1957: Doctor’s Stained-Glass Struggle Against Daughter’s Marriage Published on February 28, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits A man objects to his daughter's marriage to her high school teacher by hurling stones at St. Patrick's cathedral's stained-glass windows.Click to Read More...
1904: The Match Head Man: A Strange Tale of Addiction Published on February 21, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits A woman complains that her husband has been eating match heads since their honeymoon and wants to know what can be done about it.Click to Read More...
1941: Launch Ship With Bananas Published on February 7, 2023 Posted in: Tidbits There was a shortage of lubricant that was needed to get the USS Fomalhaut out of dry dock. Could ripe bananas have been the solution?Click to Read More...
1934: Wife Snores in Morse Code Published on February 2, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits Lloyd Copley claimed that his wife Leila snored in Morse code as an attempt to signal a lover outside of their home.Click to Read More...
1915 – That Must Have Been One Hungry Cat Published on January 26, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Tidbits A stray cat spotted its next meal sitting in a goldfish bowl on a table. The only thing in its way was a glass window...Click to Read More...
1920 – Christmas Cactus Theft Epidemic (Footnote) Published on December 18, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits Was there really a Christmas cactus theft epidemic hitting Santa Ana, California back in 1920?Click to Read More...
1915 – Bank Accounts of 41,000 Schoolchildren Saved (Footnote) Published on December 18, 2022 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial, Tidbits When the Pittsburgh Bank for Savings abruptly closed its doors three days before Christmas, the deposits of 41,000 students were thought lost. One banker saved the accounts.Click to Read More...
1964 – Unable to Find Affordable Housing, Student Sleeps in Air Vent Published on August 19, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Schools & Education, Tidbits Allan Kornfeld was unable to afford student housing at Yale. So, he decided to move into a ventilation shaft.Click to Read More...
1954 – Smog Turns Necktie a Bluish Purple Published on August 11, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits James Sharpless decided to wear a bright colored tie to his classes, only to find that the California smog had caused it to turn color.Click to Read More...
1922 – Dead Woman Sits Up in Coffin Published on August 4, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits Everyone was certain that Rebacca Senst had died. That was until she sat up in her coffin...Click to Read More...