Two Homes Built on Wrong Lots

• Published on June 6, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits

Back in 1957, two homes were built on the wrong lots in Palatine, Illinois. The builder did all that he could to try and make amends with the couple who owned the land, but nothing seemed to work. How could this be resolved?

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A Lady’s Age Is Her Own Business

• Published on May 30, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1954, Muriel Nicholson was facing a $500 fine and up to one-year in jail for lying about her age on car registrations filed with the state of New York. Could a lady really go to jail for lying about her age?

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Mummies Found in Attic

• Published on May 23, 2020

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

In 1906, workmen in New York City discovered two boxes with mummified humans inside.

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Beet Salad Could Be an Influenza Cure

• Published on May 18, 2020

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Could beet salad be the cure for the influenza that spread worldwide back in 1918. One Austrian doctor believed so.

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Emperor of the Sahara – Podcast #134

• Published on May 16, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Podcast, Unbelievable

The crazy, true story of Jacques Lebaudy's attempt to build an empire of his own in the Sahara.

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Pimientos Could Be an Influenza Cure

• Published on May 11, 2020

• Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Back in 1918, scientists were experimenting with pimientos peppers to see if they could be used to prevent influenza infections.

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Iodine and Creosote Influenza Cure

• Published on May 4, 2020

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

In 1918, Dr. George F. Baer claimed to have an influenza cure that was made with creosote and iodine.

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Send-A-Dame Chain Letter

• Published on April 21, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Could anyone handle having 26,000 dates in one year? That is what was predicted if all those involved in this unusual dating method didn't break the chain.

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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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A Nose for Fishing – Podcast #133

• Published on March 31, 2020

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast

Harry C. Morse accomplished quite a bit during his lifetime: theater owner, steamboat captain, and was the first in his town to own a bicycle. Yet he would be best remembered for the unusual way that he caught a fish in 1873.

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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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In the Blink of an Eye – Podcast #132

• Published on February 22, 2020

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast

In 1925, the parents and sisters of 9-year-old Evelyn Castle were killed after their car collided with a train. What came next for Evelyn was totally unexpected. It's a story that is both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.

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