Author: StrangeAgo
Execution Dock of London
For over 400 years, bodies hung from the gallows located on the foreshore of the River Thames, in Wapping, London. They were the bodies of…
Weird Things People Collect
People have always had a tendency to collect things. In the past, men might collect stamps and women would turn to decorated handkerchiefs. Then there…
Executed and Gibbeted for All to See
Gibbeting is an old form of post-mortem punishment. When a person in England was condemned to the gibbet for murder, smuggling, or stealing, he was…
Killer Kid Willie Zimmer
While reading through a Louisiana newspaper from 1916, I found the story of Willie Zimmer, the boy murderer. A quick Google search showed me that…
History of the Fork
The fork, as a tool, was used by the ancient Greeks to remove food from boiling water, but there was no place for the fork…
Adultery in Ancient History
The origin of the word adultery comes from the Latin word adulterāre and means to corrupt or make impure. We associate this word with marriage…
Trial by Water During the Witch Craze
According to the Code of Hammurabi, a set of laws written in 1754 BC: “If a man charges another with black magic and has not…
12 Ways to Make a Million in 1916
A quick search on YouTube will reveal thousands of different ways to become a millionaire. Most of the ways involve the internet or monetizing a…
Early 1900 History of the Anti-Spit Campaign
The early 1900s saw the start of the anti-spitting campaign, and for good reason. Not only did the dark tobacco spit stain the hems of…
Brief History of the Betsy Ross Flag – Revolutionary Flag
This brief video on the legend of the Betsy Ross Flag was intentionally created to leave out my personal thoughts on the current trending topic…
