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Brother and Sister Unknowingly Married – A Case of Incest
When you hear of a case of incest, you may wonder what on earth could have compelled the couple to go taboo. Unfortunately, there have…
British Soldier Charms During the Second Boer War
Soldiers to this day carry lucky charms with them. The charm can be a letter, a photo, or some other small object. The writer of…
10 Strange Beliefs Surrounding Murders
People have been murdering people since the beginning of time, and from all these murders have sprung a large collection of superstitions and strange beliefs….
Botched Hanging in Lancaster Pennsylvania
In early America, we were terrible at hanging people. Ropes would break, the drop wasn’t high enough, and people would slowly strangle to death. It…
Belief in a Suicide Wind
I have never heard of a suicide wind before, but it sounds like a great premise to a horror story. From a 1904 newspaper article:…
West Hammond Resort Murders
There were numerous murder mysteries in the recent past, including the little heard of West Hammond Resort incident. The newspaper article below comes from The…
1916 List Of Foods Forbidden To Baby Such As Beer And Whisky
Okay, folks. Don’t feed your baby beer. Keep the wine for yourself and skip the coffee, too. Here is a list of foods, published in…
1922 Reason Why Women Talk More Than Men
As soon as I read the title of this article from a 1922 newspaper, I knew I would be in for a fun ride. Yes,…
8 Types of Drunk
Published in 1874, shortly before the time of Prohibition in the United States, this article details the eight types of drunks you can find on…
8 Fascinating Superstitions About St. John’s Wort
There are a lot of interesting superstitions associated with St. John’s Wort. Most of them are for protection and for finding love. You can find…
