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Can Thought Flash From Mind to Mind?
Do you believe in thought transference – sending messages from mind to mind? People were just as interested in this subject over 100 years ago…
Strange 1895 Report of Ball Lightning
Ball lightning is rare and fascinating. It is also seldom reported, so when we came across this report of ball lightning from 1895, we knew…
6 Old Time Bible Superstitions
Looking for some old time religion? How about some old time superstition? Smack the two together and you’ve got bible superstitions. Who You Will Marry…
Young Woman Cursed With the Evil Eye
Accused of having the evil eye, the only option was to burn her. Thankfully, there were people wise enough not to burn the young woman…
Dinosaur Sightings In Early 1900s
It sounds like one of the old “dinosaur in the jungle” movies, but the year is 1910 and there have been monster sightings in South…
Flower Messages
Victorians printed off books detailing the language of flowers. Each flower in the garden could be used to send a secret message to someone you…
5 Strange Beliefs About Cedar Trees and Wood
Cedar is a slow growing evergreen tree that produces an aromatic wood. People have long used cedar wood as a natural way to deter moths….
Ancient Etruscan Discoveries Made In 1915
Even today, so little is really known about the Etruscans and discoveries are still being made. In this newspaper article from 1915, the Etruscan language…
Artist Paint Made From Ground Up Egyptian Mummies
Art history has shown us that artists were willing to use a wide variety of strange pigments for their paints. One of those pigments came…
House Dedicated to Ghosts
Desperate to believe that the spirit of her father was still with her, one woman decided to dedicate her entire home to ghosts who wished…









