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6 Reasons to be Glad You Never Had a Tooth Pulled 100 Years Ago
Have you ever had a tooth pulled? How about your wisdom teeth extracted? If you have, you know that the process is rather unpleasant, but…
8 Heinous Crimes Committed By Children
They were called fiendish youths in the 1800 and 1900s, but they were simply children who sadistically hurt and sometimes murdered other people, both children…
7 Last Moments at the Gallows
What happened when condemned men stepped onto the scaffold? Did they cry? Repent? Shake with fear? Yes, many men and women met their fates as…
7 Axe Murderers of Children
People find StrangeAgo in a variety of ways, including odd and gruesome search strings. Recently, someone found their way here searching for axe murderers of…
Treasure Map Tattooed On Human Skin
No, this is not a fictional story made up for thrill seekers, but an actual series of events that led one man to get an…
8 Old Cases of Animals Born With Extra Legs
Old newspapers reported on just about everything, including animals (pets and livestock) born with extra legs. Sadly, none of the newspapers published photos of these…
Young Woman Seeks Hidden Gold of Pirate Ancestor – 1922
Imagine being the recipient of a treasure map that pinpointed hidden gold beneath the water. This 1922 article mentions a map and the treasure which,…
6 Old Cases of Decomposed Bodies
Finding decomposed bodies was a regular occurrence in the past. In fact, if you would do a search on “decomposed body” in the newspaper archives,…
Men Who Searched for the Dead – Niagara Falls
An article published in 1895 tells us of a group of men who would search the Niagara waters for dead men. The dead would be…
The Disappearance of the Hangman’s Tree
As a child, I remember large, ancient trees being called “hangman’s trees.” It was unlikely that anyone was actually hung on these particular trees, but…
