Ring Turning Fad Published on July 1, 2014 Posted in: Fashion & Design, Love & Marriage, Tidbits In 1893, a ring-turning fad was sweeping the nation. If a woman followed the steps exactly, she would meet her future husband.Click to Read More...
The Canary Funeral – Podcast #73 Published on May 24, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast Back in 1920, Newark, NJ was host to one of the most bizarre funerals ever. An estimated 10,000 people lined the streets to witness the funeral procession of Jimmie the singing canary.Click to Read More...
Dogs Kill Sheep in Scientific Study Published on May 20, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits A story from August 20, 1974 reports that Dr. Carl R. Gustavson, an adjunct professor at Eastern Washington State College, had been doing research on sheep being kept at the local zoo in Spokane. Basically, he was trying to condition coyotes to keep them from killing sheep, which wasClick to Read More...
Racoon Prevents House Fire Published on May 13, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1965, Mr. & Mrs. John Ahlfeldt of Baltimore, Maryland were by their pet raccoon because a faulty fan was producing smoke.Click to Read More...
Snake Milks Cow Published on May 8, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Tidbits In 1936, Arthur Gwinner of Jerseyville, Illinois noticed that one of his cows wasn't producing milk. A snake had been causing the problem.Click to Read More...
Communist Teacher Fired Published on April 22, 2014 Posted in: Schools & Education, Tidbits On July 8, 1954, the Wayland, Massachusetts school board fired teacher Ann P. Hale, Jr for having been a member of the Communist Party.Click to Read More...
The Fever Girl – Podcast #72 Published on April 18, 2014 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fraud & Deception, Hoaxes, Podcast In 1923, newspapers around the US reported on the health of the Fever Girl - Evelyn Lyons - a woman with the highest temperature ever recorded to that date.Click to Read More...
Summer Job Hoax Published on April 15, 2014 Posted in: Hoaxes, Schools & Education, Tidbits In 1932, more than fifty Bronx teachers received a telegram telling them that they had a summer job, Did they really?Click to Read More...
Fired for Taking off Jacket Published on April 8, 2014 Posted in: Schools & Education, Tidbits Teacher Walter C. Davis was fired by the Overpeck Township Board of Education for not wearing a tie, among other things.Click to Read More...
Dog Causes Minibike Accident Published on March 18, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits In 1978, New Canaan, CT resident Charles Bach was awarded $100,000 for injuries sustained after a dog startled him while riding a motorbike.Click to Read More...
Baltimore’s Buried Treasure – Podcast #71 Published on March 15, 2014 Posted in: Money & Financial, Podcast The fascinating true story about two Baltimore boys that discovered a pot of gold in a basement in 1934. It proved to be anything but lucky.Click to Read More...
Jackie Robinson Lawsuit Published on March 11, 2014 Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits In 1954, Jackie Robinson was ejected from a game and tossed his bat. It hit three people and caused injuries.Click to Read More...
Women Forbidden to Marry Published on March 4, 2014 Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits When the mother of Bertha, Caroline, Louisa, and Sarah Yaissle died in 1916, her will specified that if any daughter married, they would forfeit their share of the estate.Click to Read More...
Fish Foretell Earthquakes Published on February 18, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits Can fish and other aquatic animals help predict earthquakes? Dr. Shinkiski Hatai provided evidence on their strange behavior during a talk in 1933.Click to Read More...
1896 Japanese Tsunami Published on February 11, 2014 Posted in: Death and Murder, Forgotten History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits News traveled slowly in the late 1800s. It would take more than one month for news of a Japanese tsunami to reach the United States.Click to Read More...