The Kid Is Not My Son – Podcast #198 Published on June 7, 2023 Posted in: Hoaxes, Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast A young boy could inherit millions until his father suspects he isn’t the dad. A true story that involves deceit, attempted blackmail, international law, forged papers, a deceased lawyer, and more!Click to Read More...
Dubious Advice – Podcast #197 Published on May 18, 2023 Posted in: Love & Marriage, Podcast Something NEW! for the podcast: A look at advice columns and how they have evolved over time. Have the questions and responses changed over the past century? Some of the responses are sure to make you laugh. Click to Read More...
1953: Daughter’s In It But Chair Rocks Ma (Footnote) Published on May 12, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Tidbits Somehow, 16-month-old Jackie Cornecelli managed to get stuck in her rocking chair. Her mom was unable to free her.Click to Read More...
1949: Nose Knows A Good Thing (Footnote) Published on May 10, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits John D. Bidegain lost his nose and was challenged by a manager to make a new one. And that was exactly what he did.Click to Read More...
1943: Boy’s Court Plea Wins Suit And A New Home (Footnote) Published on May 8, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order, Tidbits A 10-year-old Detroit boy convinced a judge to throw out his family's eviction order. They were given a new home instead.Click to Read More...
Derailed Train Jumps Back on the Rails (1941) Published on May 6, 2023 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits, Unbelievable A Streamliner train traveling through Columbus, GA derailed, only to be forced back on the track about one-half mile away.Click to Read More...
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion – Podcast #196 Published on May 3, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Podcast Frasier was a decrepit old circus lion whose best days were far behind him, or at least that was what his caregivers believed. While he wasn’t much to look at, he proved popular with the lionesses.Click to Read More...
1937: Miss Stumpf to Become Bride of Mr. Zumpft (Footnote) Published on April 28, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage, Tidbits Alida Stumpf didn't have to change her last name by much when she married Frederick Zumpft in 1937.Click to Read More...
Man Sells Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans (1937) Published on April 25, 2023 Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Arthur Dean Lindsay not only sold the oceans, but he also claimed ownership of everything in the sky above him. And he had the legal documents to prove it.Click to Read More...
1922: Bluff Called, May Have to Devour a Million Peas (Footnote) Published on April 23, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Tidbits A bet was made and the loser would have to eat 1,000,000 peas. Just how much space does a million peas take up?Click to Read More...
A Little Boy’s Revenge (1953) Published on April 21, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Hoaxes, Law & Order, Tidbits Three boys at PS 90 in Manhattan were witness to the murder of one of their classmates. Police were called and began a search for the body...Click to Read More...
Retrocast #17 – Podcast #195 Published on April 19, 2023 Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts A train derails and then jumps back on track, a man who owned the universe, a bet in which the loser would eat 1 million peas, and much more!Click to Read More...
1957: Color-Blind Plumber Gums Up The Works (Footnote) Published on April 16, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History A plumber in Oroville, CA was colorblind and installed different pastel-colored fixtures in bathrooms.Click to Read More...
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...
1954: Duck Has Mental Problem—Thinks He Is A Bow Wow (Footnote) Published on April 10, 2023 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Footnotes to History George Dugan was a duck. But George had one unusual problem: he thought that he was a dog. At least he acted that way...Click to Read More...