Becomes Doctor after 45 Years Published on January 7, 2022 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits They say it's never too late to pursue one's dreams. Find out why it took August S. Claus so long to get his medical degree.Click to Read More...
Sucked into Jet Engine Published on January 4, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits Can you imagine getting sucked into a jet engine? That happened to Al Richards in 1951 and he survived!Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1958: Christmases Have Merry Christmas Published on December 24, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits The Christmases got together in 1958 to celebrate Christmas. They had to deal with prank calls from people making fun of their last name.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1953: Absent-Minded Santa Claus Published on December 23, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits Sometimes Santa needs to be more focused on the job that he has chosen to do...Click to Read More...
How To Fill A Giant Christmas Stocking? Published on December 22, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits In 1965, radio station WDGY held a contest for the largest Christmas stocking. They were not prepared for what was submitted.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1949: Ontario Boy Given Snake by Museum Published on December 21, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits A couple from Ontario drove 125 miles so that their son could purchase a snake, only to find out that the museum had none for sale. Would his heart be broken for Christmas?Click to Read More...
Reindeer Nips Boy’s Finger Published on December 20, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits In 1954, 2-year-old Richard Ferris decided to let a reindeer take a lick from his lollipop. That was a mistake...Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1948: Early Greeting Might Be Said in Bad Taste Published on December 19, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits Imagine arriving home to find your bathtub filled with gelatin. That happened to Mr. & Mrs. Jack Halstead.Click to Read More...
A Very Unusual Christmas Tree Published on December 17, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits Back in 1900, students in the University of Pennsylvania’s biology department presented their professors with an unusually decorated Christmas tree.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1937: Santa Claus Has Trouble Getting Down This Chimney Published on December 14, 2021 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits It was every child's fear: Santa Claus got stuck in a San Antonio, TX chimney. Would he be able to deliver his gifts?Click to Read More...
Einstein Offers Student Incorrect Math Advice Published on December 10, 2021 Posted in: Schools & Education, Tidbits 15-year-old Johanna Mankiewicz wrote to Albert Einstein seeking help with a tough math problem. His answer had an error in it.Click to Read More...
Mother Jailed for Cooking Woodpecker Published on December 3, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits In 1914, a mother of two was arrested for cooking a woodpecker. Unable to pay the fine, she was sentenced to twenty days in jail.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1926: Snake Joins Woman in Bath Published on November 26, 2021 Posted in: Tidbits Mrs. Arthur Whifler was shocked when a snake emerged from the faucet while she was taking a bath.Click to Read More...
Proud Father Kidnaps Baby Published on November 23, 2021 Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits On February 22, 1911, staff at the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital in Brooklyn, NY frantically searched for newborn Evelyn Erickson.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1902: Bride Is Her Own Grandmother Published on November 19, 2021 Posted in: Tidbits Interesting story from 1902 about a man who married the daughter of his son's wife. Just who is who in this story?Click to Read More...