Author: StrangeAgo
Acrobatic Frog Paper Cutout For Kids
Published in The Washington Times, December 03, 1922, this acrobatic frog paper cutout project would keep kids busy for hours back in the old days….
10 Things You Didn’t Know About New Year’s Day
Are you ready to get trashed and party this New Year’s? Do you even know why you are doing it, despite the fact that Frank…
Art of Cutting and Polishing Diamonds
Published in 1902, the article goes into the trade of diamond cutting. Apparently, diamond cutting was a great paying field to apprentice in over 100…
Aerounicycle Invention
This 1912 article about a “new” sort of vehicle covers an invention that appears to be almost like something out of a video game and…
Asbestos Pocket For Cigar Smokers
Long before people knew that asbestos could cause malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, they made the craziest stuff with it. Since it was fireproof, a Philadelphia tailor…
10 Unbelievable Facts About King Tutankhamen
As television has dusted off the mystifying King Tutankhamen for the mini-series Tut (2015), they have once again muddied the waters of fact and fiction….
Cortez in Mexico Cutout Activity
This Cortez in Mexico cutout children’s activity was originally published in the newspaper Evening Star, July 18, 1909. To use, simply click on each image…
Brief History on the Measurement of Time
Time is still being explored by scientists: our perception of time and the effects of time. People have always tried to measure time, capture time,…
Halloween Origin Explained In 1914 Newspaper
Everyone has their research on the origins of Halloween (Samhain). Here is one brief look at origins that was published in 1914. What surprised me…
Eat Catmint For Courage
I have catmint growing out in the garden and I chew on the leaves all the time. I swear it has never made me ferocious,…










