Tag: Boston
From Tri-Mountain to Boston: The Evolution of a City’s Name
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: April 4, 2024
Before it became known as Boston, the bustling Massachusetts city was referred to as Tri-mountain. The original name, meaning “three mountains,” highlighted the trio of…
Posted in History
How ether and nitrous oxide parties led to nitrous oxide being used by dentists
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: November 15, 2022
In the 1800s, ether and nitrous oxide parties were popular. They were parties where people would hang out, inhale ether and laughing gas, and act…
Posted in Murder
10 Facts About Teenage Fiend and Murderer Jesse Pomeroy
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: November 11, 2018
Jesse Pomeroy was Boston’s infamous teenage fiend and murderer. His crimes, committed in the late 1800s, were so shocking that they landed the teenage boy…
Posted in Culture
Origin Of The Mint Julep
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: June 14, 2017
Don’t know what all to do with the mint you have growing in your garden? How about making some mint juleps on a hot, summer…
Posted in Murder
10 Creepy Torso Cases From The Past
Author: StrangeAgo Published Date: June 13, 2017
It almost sounds like something out of a crime television series, but it happens all over the world and it has been happening long before…