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What is the Age of Aquarius?
The Age of Aquarius is an astrological age associated with the idea of “the age of enlightenment” and the “New Age” movement. There are numerous…
5 Curious Facts About Sunday
Is Sunday the first day of the week or the last? And why is the sun so important that there is a weekday named after…
Baby Farms Planted Babies
You may be wondering what baby farms were. According to numerous definitions found online, a baby farm was a place that accepted babies and young…
How Dice Were Used In Divination
People used dice for divination and gaming throughout ancient history. And it is easy to understand why dice were so popular. Dice were bagged and…
Man Who Spent 55 Years Collecting $10,000 of Gold Dust Told to Eff Off
An Oregon man spent 55 years of his life wandering and collecting gold dust. In 1913, after he finally gathered $10,000 worth of dust, he…
1912 Definition of a Real Man
We hear the phrase “real man” quite often, but what does, or did, this mean? I found this 1912 article on the definition of a…
5 Reports of People Stuck in the Elevator
While a falling elevator is one of my biggest fears, many people also dread the thought of getting stuck in an elevator. 1. Salt Miners…
First Hand Accounts of the Wreck of SS Valencia
“All hope gone! “Not a woman on board is saved! “Such was the pitiless message that flashed over the wires last night to the Van…
Breaking Elevator Cables in the Past
I don’t know about you, but I say a little prayer every time I step inside an elevator. In today’s post, we will take a…
9 Weird Things That Happened in 1912
What qualified as “odd” news and weird things in 1912 was actually rather grim. There were a lot of strange murders, violence at the strikes,…
