Category: History
Piano played by ghost scares off watchmen
Watchmen at a burned-down house are scared off by something playing the partially burned piano and other strange noises from within the structure. Piano Played…
Trenton residents fearful after rats eat dynamite
After it was discovered that rats ate dynamite, Trenton goes into a mass frenzy as residents attempt to scare away rats and prevent them from…
Filthy meat plants shovel meat from floor and onto dirty tables
Imagine eating meat that had been dragged through the spit of workers with tuberculosis and then thrown onto dirty, wooden tables to pick up splinters…
Large snapping turtle in mail bag held post office hostage
A large snapping turtle, found inside a mail bag, help the post office hostage as it snapped at everything in sight. Turtle in Mail Bag…
Something picks up barn and sets it down in different field
A “freak cyclone” in Indiana caused a barn to be picked up and safely set down in another field as man and horses stood nearby….
How fake Civil War relics are made
Relics have been faked since ancient times, and American Civil War fakes are everywhere. The following article from 1911 details how canon balls and minie…
Pennsylvania firemen held on charge of arson
It goes without saying that firemen are some of the bravest people on the planet. Unfortunately, sometimes the profession draws in the wrong sort of…
Henry Ford did not invent the assembly line
Henry Ford did not invent the assembly line. No matter how many times a history or social studies teacher might say that Henry Ford invented…
Large meteorite made impact in Oklahoma and no one wanted it
A large meteorite landed in a field in Oklahoma, 1912, and no one wanted it. The homeless meteorite was in the farmer’s way and needed…
Balls of fire seen entering haunted house in Shavertown, New York
Floating balls of fire seem to enter and travel around an abandoned house in Shavertown. Interestingly enough, Shavertown is no longer there. It is under…
