Footnote – 1949: 14 Tonsils Taken In Family Surgery Published on February 22, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Mr. & Mrs. Lester Backer decided to have the tonsils removed from all seven of their children at the same time...Click to Read More...
1952: Boy Falls 1,500 Feet and Survives Published on February 18, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Kenneth Wright, Jr fell off of a cliff in Lake Arrowhead, California and fell and fell, hitting countless rocks. Yet, he somehow survived.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1939: A Surprise In A Bottle Published on February 16, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Tom Gilroy can teach you an important lesson: Don't ever stick your finger on a bottle that has a wasp in it it!Click to Read More...
1950: Man’s Life Saved by Flagpole Published on February 11, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Henry L. Lefeave thought that he had found the perfect spot to view the Independence Day parade. That was until he fell out of the window...Click to Read More...
1935: Baby Born in Deep Water Well Published on February 4, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits When Alton Jourdan saved his wife Willie after she fell into their farm's well, she had a small surprise for him...Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1926: Woman Hatches Silkworm Eggs on Person in Experiment Published on February 1, 2022 Posted in: Tidbits Mrs. Rose Castiglione obtained 3,000 silkworm eggs from Italy and came up with a very unique way to incubate the eggs.Click to Read More...
Anti-Roach Flour Published on January 28, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits On December 11, 1957, Finis Kittinger accidentally used roach poison instead of flour to make fried chicken.Click to Read More...
Arsenic Biscuits Published on January 25, 2022 Posted in: Tidbits In 1909, Cynthia Barry made some biscuits for breakfast. She had accidentally used arsenic as one of the ingredients...Click to Read More...
Parachute Failed to Open Published on January 21, 2022 Posted in: Tidbits What happens when both your parachute and safety chute don't open? Lois Ann Frotten lived to tell the world about it.Click to Read More...
Extracting Gold From Sand Published on January 18, 2022 Posted in: Tidbits Fred L. Markley believed that some sand that he had found contained gold. His attempt to extract the gold landing him and his two sons in the hospital.Click to Read More...
Wife Arrives 36 Years Later Published on January 14, 2022 Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits After 36 years, a Chinese man living in Chicago finally had his wish come true: he was able to see his wife.Click to Read More...
Dying Navy Officer’s Wish Fulfilled Published on January 11, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits While Lieutenant Nathaniel M. Dial was dying, he asked that his class ring be given to his son. The ring was then lost. Years later, it was found.Click to Read More...
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...