Tag: Florida

In 1925, Florida prison officials were openly discussing whether to bring back one of the state’s most brutal punishments: the lash. Only two years earlier,…

Today on what the fuck news from the past, we learn that an Indiana police judge fined himself for speeding. After fining several drivers for…

Tar and feathering was a popular method of intimidation, torture, and vigilanteism in the early 1900s. There were numerous reports of tar and feather parties…

Old timers tell a lot of tales of lost treasures and hidden gold. When I was growing up, the old lady who used to live…

Leprosy is an infectious disease that has long frightened people, and for good reason. It can be transmitted from droplets from the mouth and nose…