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The Automatic Gallows of Colorado and Connecticut
Before 1889, Colorado hangings were public and gruesome. Those condemned to die by hanging sometimes twitched and kicked about on the end of a rope…
Telepathic Martian Giants
Hi everyone. It’s Elizabeth, and I am taking a momentary break from our dark and depressing past. For a bit of fun, I went to…
17 Brutal Laws of the Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi was a Babylonian king who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C. The king put together a written set of legal code that contained 282…
Artificial Metals – Alchemy
Was alchemy an early form of a get rich quick scheme? With so much focus on changing base metals into gold, it certainly appears as…
Crimes and Execution of Henri Landru – The French Bluebeard
Executed by guillotine on February 25, 1922, at the age of 52, Henri Landru was known as the French Bluebeard. He was a serial killer…
10 Heartbreaking Facts About the Collinwood School Fire
It was 9 am, March 4, 1908, and the children of Lakeview School in Collinwood, Ohio were sitting in their classrooms when the fire alarm…
Rocking Stone Tower of Truckee California
While the article below about the rocking stone in Truckee, California was originally published in 1895, the rocking stone is still around and can be…
Instructions for Making a Leyden Jar From 1895
While researching the Leyden jar, I found these instructions for constructing a Leyden jar out of common household materials. The instructions were originally published in…
Ark of the Covenant was a Battery – Leyden Jar
The following 1895 article discusses the possibility that the Ark of the Covenant was actually a battery or an early form of the leyden jar….
How to Make a Wish in 1921
The following article, originally published in 1921, tells how people were making wishes during that time. Beliefs About Wishes Bride’s Home Make a wish on…
