Category: U.S. Historical News
10 Gruesome Tapeworm Realities From Over 100 Years Ago
In 1902, a 34-year-old man was admitted to the London Hospital for having a tapeworm. He didn’t survive the medication they gave him and upon…
Live Lizard Found In Woman’s Stomach
Swallowed a lizard? This one really makes me rather queasy. After eating a shrimp salad, a woman became very ill. A doctor was called in…
Boy Grows a Silver Tooth
I am not a medical expert, so to me this story sounds almost like the type of article that would be published in Weekly World…
6 Historical Facts About Carousels
Carousels, also called merry-go-rounds, used to be found in nearly all the big cities and in numerous parks. Some carousels were large while others were…
4 Weird Blood Experiments From Over A Century Ago
The 1800s were a strange world when it came to medical experiments. Doctors, scientists, and curious neighbors were testing out all sorts of bizarre theories….
Gegenschein: The Mysterious Glow Opposite the Sun
In the early 1900s, newspaper readers were captivated by reports of a strange light in the night sky—a dim, rounded glow that puzzled even the…
