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Category Archives: Strange Phenomena
Giant Turnip
There Are Turnips and Then There Are TURNIPS The news caption reads: April 26, 1975, – If this turnip hadn’t had Hope, it wouldn’t have reached its colossal proportions. Hope Miller, 12, has a green thumb – especially when it … Continue reading
Magic Trick Gone Wrong
Unusual Death -1909 From The Washington Times March 14, 1909 BOY IS STRANGLED BY COLLAR BUTTON New York, March 14 – George A. Anderson, a ten-year-old Brooklyn lad, swallowed a collar button and died a few minutes later. He was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Strange Phenomena
Tagged 1909, Brooklyn, Magic, Unusual, Washington Times
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The Gates That Have Been Closed For Over 360 Years And Will Never Be Opened Again
The Bear Gates, Traquair Castle, Scotland The Scottish lament of “Will ye no come back again,” refers to the 1746 exile of Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) otherwise known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of … Continue reading
Faces In The Rocks
The Incredible Rock Sculptures Of Rotheneuf France In the village of Rotheneuf on the Brittany coast of France, one man carved over 300 magnificent sculptures into the granite cliffs overlooking the sea. This amazing work of faces, creatures and scenes … Continue reading
Unique Antique Vampire Slaying Kit Up For Auction
Die, Dracula, Die! On June 22, 2012 at Tennants Auctioneers in Yorkshire, England, a 19th century vampire slaying kit will be auctioned off. Practically everything you would need to kill a fictional character is included. The kit, housed in a mahogany box, … Continue reading
Chimpanzees In Old News and Publicity Photographs
Monkey See, Monkey Do People find chimpanzees amusing, especially when they are doing non-chimp activities. News organizations, on a slow news day would send a photographer to see if a good photo-op would come about. Hopefully no one had their … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Strange Phenomena
Tagged Chimpanzee, Dorothy Lamour, Tommy Dorsey, Unusual
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Death By Root Beer
A Soda Tax Would Not Have Prevented Henry Koerner’s Death New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn’t like soda and would like to tax people to discourage them from drinking it. But it wasn’t obesity or the root beer itself … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Strange Phenomena
Tagged 1892, Accident, New York Times, Root Beer
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Hair Pulling Contest 1940
And They Are Doing This Because? On a hot July day, is there anything more entertaining than a contest featuring beautiful women pulling each others hair? If you agree, then this July 11, 1940 news photograph entitled “Models in Hair … Continue reading
Chicago Among Cities Hosting Eleventh Annual “Leave Your Pants At Home Day”
Chicagoan’s Will Participate In Public Underwear Exhibition Tradition From the ChicacgoNow.com CTA Tattler blog comes this story about not wearing pants in public, this Sunday January 8, 2012. To participate all you have to do is not wear pants and … Continue reading
Posted in Strange Phenomena, World News
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The Day (Almost) Everyone Remembers
November 22, 1963 President Kennedy Is Assassinated Richard Nixon Forgets Where He Was When He Heard The News Almost everyone in the United States who was living on November 22, 1963 can tell you exactly where they were and what … Continue reading
Posted in History, Strange Phenomena
Tagged 1963, Dallas, JFK, Kennedy Assassination, Richard Nixon, Unusual
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