Wife’s First Husband Found Alive

• Published on April 14, 2020

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Nettie A. Smith's first two husbands had died, so she married for a third time. To her surprise, her first husband, whom she hadn't seen in thirty-five years, was still alive. Which husband would she choose?

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Woke Up Beside a Dead Man

• Published on April 7, 2020

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Tidbits

On New Year's Eve of 1899, Henry Meyer came home to find his boss in his bed. The next morning, he awoke to find his boss had been shot dead.

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One-Week with the Beatles?

• Published on March 16, 2020

• Posted in: Hoaxes, Tidbits

When Cheryl Bedrock received a call from Brian Epstein, the famed manager for the Beatles, she was told that she had won a free trip to London to meet the group. It didn't go as planned...

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She Won’t Get Fooled Again

• Published on March 10, 2020

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Tidbits

After being tricked into paying for a package that was delivered, Jane Waters was not about to be tricked twice.

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Stole 55 Right-Footed Shoes

• Published on March 3, 2020

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1935, someone stole 55 shoes from from a parked car in Providence, Rhode Island. All of them were samples and only fit the right foot.

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Life-Size Statue Found on Subway Platform

• Published on February 15, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

Subway riders typically leave things like umbrellas, handbags, and coats behind. In 1963, a life-size statue of St. Anthony was found on a subway platform.

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Elephant Falls from Elevated Trolley

• Published on February 8, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

An incident that took place in Germany back in 1950 confirmed why one should never take an elephant for a ride in an elevated monorail.

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Suicide Prevented by Cork Leg

• Published on February 1, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits

In 1924, Russell B. Hayward attempted suicide by jumping into the Hudson River. He forgot to remove his artificial cork leg.

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17-Year Christmas Card Mystery

• Published on January 11, 2020

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Year after year, Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Dooley of Akron, Ohio would receive a Christmas card but had no clue who was sending it. The mystery was finally solved...

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Parachute Drops Christmas Gifts

• Published on January 4, 2020

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

For Christmas 1944, Pfc. Wesley De Quinn was overseas fighting in the war. His gifts to his family were delivered in the most unusual way.

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Sacramental Wine for Jewish Families to Be Doubled

• Published on December 27, 2019

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

The question arose in 1932, during Prohibition, whether or not the quota of sacramental wine for Jewish families should be increased.

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Was the Heaviest Man Buried in a Piano Shipping Box?

• Published on December 19, 2019

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

When Robert Earl Hughes died on July 10, 1958, did they really bury him in a piano shipping box?

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Wrote Will on the Back of a Wall Calendar

• Published on December 15, 2019

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits

When Walter C. Wyland died on September 3, 1954 left nothing to his fiancée. That was until she found his will, which was written on the back of a calendar that she was about to discard.

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Will Written on Egg Shell

• Published on December 8, 2019

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

John Barnes wrote his will on an eggshell. When he died in 1926, the validity of the will was challenged. Would the court accept it?

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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.

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