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Dog Speaks Human Words
Dogs “speaking” human words is a popular subject on YouTube and gets passed around on social media. Needless to say, people in the early 1900s…
Cats Create Contentment in the Workplace
This article, written in 1911, about how cats bring contentment among woman workers is sarcastically humorous. At a time when women were paid significantly less…
Cats As Plague Remedy
Cats are useful little buggers. I’ve got three geriatric cats and, in spite of their climbing years, they still manage to kill moles outside the…
Catnip At The Zoo
Do the big cats like catnip, too? That is what the zoo folks wanted to know back in 1897. The answer? They sure do. There…
9 Weird and Wonderful Things You Can Do With Chocolate
If you thought chocolate was just for eating, think again. While we all love a chocolate treat, chocolate can be used for more than fulfilling…
Dorothy Dot In Turkey Paper Doll
Dorothy Dot was regularly published in newspapers as a paper doll and educational tool. Here she is published in the Evening Star, May 30, 1909….
20 Foot Long Snakes in Ship’s Hold
Three large snakes escaped a circus crate and wind up in the ship’s hold. Obviously, not something people want to find in the dark underbelly…
7 Cruel Facts About The Thug Cult
Thugs, or the Thuggee, were a cult dedicated to India’s goddess Kali. They performed ritual killings steeped in their perverted religion. For centuries they terrified…
10 Fascinating Reports Of The Yeti
Much of what we think we know about the yeti, also called the abominable snowman, is wrong. For one, the yeti does not have white…
10 Weird Bits of Folklore About Acorns
Acorns are the nuts that form on oak trees and they are found throughout Europe and North America. Native Americans used acorns as a food…
