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This 1912 article about a “new” sort of vehicle covers an invention that appears to be almost like something out of a video game and…

Long before people knew that asbestos could cause malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, they made the craziest stuff with it. Since it was fireproof, a Philadelphia tailor…

As television has dusted off the mystifying King Tutankhamen for the mini-series Tut (2015), they have once again muddied the waters of fact and fiction….

This Cortez in Mexico cutout children’s activity was originally published in the newspaper Evening Star, July 18, 1909. To use, simply click on each image…

Time is still being explored by scientists: our perception of time and the effects of time. People have always tried to measure time, capture time,…

Everyone has their research on the origins of Halloween (Samhain). Here is one brief look at origins that was published in 1914. What surprised me…

I have catmint growing out in the garden and I chew on the leaves all the time. I swear it has never made me ferocious,…

Who knew that Egyptian mummies were wrapped in asbestos cloth to help preserve the bodies? Absolutely fascinating stuff in this article, published in 1896, about…

Intelligence quotient (IQ) tests are generally believed to test a person’s intelligence or a person’s ability to learn. Some researchers believe that IQ tests can…

Here are two old paper doll patterns, Honolulu and Romanian, to add to the growing collection here on StrangeAgo. Two more unusual new members for…