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A Heathen Rite in Russia 1903
Russian Pagan past, its magic and folklore, is a fascinating subject. Most of us are familiar with Russia’s fairy tales, but not so much about…
8 Room House Stolen Off Lot
Imagine having a house built and then finding out that the house is no longer there. Here is a report of a house that went…
Top 10 Chain Letter Scams From The Past
Chain letters are a nuisance and a serious epidemic, according to a report published in a U.S. newspaper in 1922. In fact, chain letters were…
10 Horrible But Common Accidents in the 1800s
Take a stroll through any old cemetery and you will see that many people died at a young age. Graveyards are filled with the deaths…
Doctor Removes 210 Screwworms From Man’s Head
Screwworms: the stuff of nightmares. I can’t handle the sight of maggots, so the knowledge that there are flies that lay their eggs on living mammals…
10 Places You Can Go To Find Gold In The U.S.
Have you ever tried panning for gold? It is a fun way to spend the day and you can even plan vacations around gold panning…
Woman Shot Through Open Window
When I lived in a one floor ranch home, I was always paranoid about leaving my bedroom window open at night. It was only when…
A Laxative Diet From 1895
Dieting is nothing new and people still believe that pooping everything out helps them loose real weight. Only thing laxative diets do are eliminate the…
Alexander Bell’s Kite Airship
Inventor Alexander Graham Bell was quite an inquisitive individual and, as an inventor, he dabbled in just about everything during his lifetime. Below is a…
Anthrax On Goat Gloves
Imagine putting on a new pair of kid gloves and coming into contact with anthrax? I questioned the validity of this claim, but a quick…
