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“Petrified” stone snake dug up in Pennsylvania

I have always felt that there was more to Pennsylvania than what is in the history books, and as I continue my research into my…

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Woman meets her long-lost husband and then loses him again

A woman and man meet on a steamship and claim they are long-lost spouses. And then, to everyone’s surprise, the man leaves her again. But…

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Crazy medical advice from 1898

From sleep to bread to brains, here is the crazy advice and opinions of medical doctors and scientists of the late 1800s. Concerning Human Life…

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Family freezes after man leaves them on mountain

Man leaves family on mountain as he goes to have his horses’ shoes sharpened. The woman and her children are later found frozen to the…

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Boy hanged in tragic accident after children’s mock trial

In 1860, a 14-year-old boy was accidentally hanged after a mock trial by his peers. According to the story, the boy had the same name…

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Shanghaiing was common in the 1880s, especially along the West Coast

The following article, published in 1909, provides us with further stories about the men who were shanghaied and forced to work on board a ship….

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Stories of men shanghaied to serve on ships

Human trafficking was just as prevalent in the past as it is today. However, it was commonly referred to as being shanghaied. Often men were…

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Cigar shaped balloon spotted in Ohio in 1916 – Military experiment

I am endlessly fascinated with early unidentified flying object sightings, cigar-shaped aerials, and how people reacted to seeing things they had never seen before. In…

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Posted in History Spiritualism

Ghost noises heard on Church Island, North Carolina

Weird, ghostly noises were reported on Church Island, North Carolina in 1928. Locals pointed to the spirits of pirates and buccaneers who once sailed the…

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Man steals alligator from outside Chicago restaurant

In 1894, Chicago, a drunk man decided to steal a live alligator being displayed outside of a restaurant. What happened next was utter chaos as…

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