Footnote – 1947: Doctor Wins Bet but Client Dies After Paying Off Published on June 24, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Footnotes to History Imagine losing a bet with a doctor and then dropping dead minutes after settling the bet. That happened to Allan Sharp.Click to Read More...
1952 – Akron Woman Loses Car Published on June 22, 2022 Posted in: Humor, Tidbits Mrs. Helen Block abandoned her car after it got stuck during a snowstorm. The problem was that she had no idea where she had left it.Click to Read More...
Almost Over the Hump – Podcast #174 Published on June 20, 2022 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast Just what happens when your airplane crashes high up in the Himalayan mountains and there is no chance that anyone will ever find you? This happened to two pilots during WW II as they attempted to pilot a cargo plane over “The Hump.” Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1937: Fall on Ice Starts Blaze in His Pants Published on June 17, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Humor Joseph Trainor fell on the ice and his pants caught on fire. Yet, he did not have a single match on him...Click to Read More...
1949 – Theater Popcorn Ban Proposed Published on June 13, 2022 Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits A bill was introduced in the Oregon State Senate that called for the banning of popcorn and peanuts in movie theaters. Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1935: Cake Still Good After 35 Years Published on June 10, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits Would you eat a 35-year-old piece of wedding cake? Frederika Weber did just that it was surprisingly still good.Click to Read More...
1943 – Sliced Bread Banned by the United States Published on June 6, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits The U.S. government banned bakeries from slicing bread during WWII. Let's just say that things did not go as planned...Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1927: Fly Swatter Used To Lose Weight Published on June 3, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Springfield, MA was experiencing a big run on fly swatters because women were using them to swat away their excess weight.Click to Read More...
Retrocast #10 – Podcast #173 Published on June 1, 2022 Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts Sliced bread is banned, popcorn in theaters may be banned, women using fly swatters to lose weight, and much more! Matt Breen of the Explorers Podcast cohosts.Click to Read More...
Henry Ford’s Peace Ship – Podcast #172 Published on May 16, 2022 Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast In 1915, Henry Ford sought to end WWI by chartering a ship and sailing with many of the prominent peace activists of the day to Europe. Find out what happened next...Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1950: Dog Saves Lives of 60 Men College Students Published on May 10, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Tidbits The lives of 60 dormitory residents were endangered by carbon monoxide poisoning. A pooch named Piedmont was credited with saving their lives.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1949: Nimrod Gives Bizarre Excuse Published on May 6, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Can you tell the difference between a deer and a groundhog? These two hunters in Maryland apparently could not.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1935: Tarantula in Britches Published on May 3, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits A Montgomery, AL officer had to deal with an erratic banana truck driver who had a tarantula in his pants!Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1934: Cat Becomes Flaming Torch Published on April 29, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History, Tidbits Just how much damage can a flaming cat do to a home? Mrs. Victor Barbaglia of Vineland, NJ witnessed what could happen.Click to Read More...
Arbor Day Turns 150! – Podcast #171 Published on April 28, 2022 Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast Arbor Day is 150 years old! Learn the origins of the day, plus how one small upstate New York town continues the annual celebration.Click to Read More...