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The story of the folks of Virginia State who hung an elephant for killing her handler seems barbaric even by early 20th Century standards. Was she really murderous or the victim of cruel treatment? Find out here Mary the elephant lived during the turn of the 20th Century performing with Sparks’ World Famous Shows —... Continue Reading →
To build a solid, major road, hundreds of miles long in one hour defies belief, but that is what the Iowa State authorities performed in 1910. In the USA in 1910 the motorcar’s popularity was really taking off with the launch of the Model T Ford two years earlier. In Iowa State, before the U.S.... Continue Reading →
The Voynich Manuscript has professional code breakers trying to decipher its meaning, filled as it is with exquisite illustrations and an unknown language. A book was once written that’s had everyone from cryptographers to professional code breakers scratching their heads in bemusement. Who wrote it, What does it mean, or even, what language is it... Continue Reading →
Bill Morgan's fortunes went from catastrophic to fantastic when the lucky trucker recovered from being on life support to winning a car and massive windfall on two scratch-cards, even winning the 2nd 'scratchie' live on air. Luck can be like buses, you wait for ages then several come at once, and so it happened to... Continue Reading →
When the King of England wanted to build a road through Gotham village's locale, the rustics knew there was only one way to get rid of his men; to play insane... Find out what absurd tasks they came up with acting fools. It is difficult to determine the veracity of tales from such historical, murky... Continue Reading →
Adventurer Aron Ralston found himself in a heck of a pickle when a boulder landed and trapped his arm while out hiking. With no help coming, he knew he'd have to do the unthinkable if he wanted to live It was May 1st, 2003 and a man named Aron Ralston found himself well and truly... Continue Reading →
The view of sharks as cold-blooded man-eaters goes even further back than Jaws. In the summer of 1916, five bathers were viciously attacked, transforming the reputation of these apex-hunters forever. Death from Below Fond memories are made frolicking around summertime seashores. Yet, in temperate waters dangers lurk. Rip currents and jellyfish are to be wary... Continue Reading →
Jodee Berry was not a happy bunny when, in return for hitting her sales targets, her boss rewarded her with a toy instead of a car. Yet, Jodee had the last laugh How would you feel if your boss told you that you had won a Toyota, then handed you a little green figurine, that... Continue Reading →
Eccentric Annie Taylor was so desperate for a nest-egg, she attempted the most dangerous stunt she could think of - to become the first woman to ride over the Niagara Falls... in a barrel. In the picture a woman stands, a face wrinkled and unsmiling. She has dark wavy hair and the build of a... Continue Reading →
A catastrophic disaster to befall the Holy Roman Empire that barely anyone knows of; when dozens of the Empire's noblemen drowned... in a latrine. A complex, multi-ethnic patchwork of kingdoms made up the Holy Roman Empire that was the most powerful Christian kingdom to emerge from the shadows of the Dark Ages. Politically, it was... Continue Reading →
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