Shocking
+2
Jul 12, 2026
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2 min read
A Man Who Drank Kerosene in 1926
Apparently he also had strict food standards
Sports
+2
Jul 11, 2026
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1 min read
3 Ridiculous Golf Rules
Proposed to "speed up the game"
Shocking
+3
Jul 10, 2026
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4 min read
Prisoners Mutiny Over Bedsheets
Free labor no more for the warden...
Women
+3
Jul 9, 2026
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2 min read
She Got A Ticket For One Armed Driving
Her love of 'dumb animal' gets her a ticket
Firsts
+3
Jul 8, 2026
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5 min read
Everyone Was Trying To Build A Helicopter
But nobody could...
Firsts
+4
Jul 7, 2026
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3 min read
The Navy Used Pigeons On Submarines
Proving there's more than one way to solve a problem
Shocking
+7
Jul 6, 2026
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2 min read
The Beach Police Had Tape Measures
And you better not talk back...
Firsts
+7
Jul 5, 2026
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5 min read
The 52 Year Old "Human Fly"
His imitators are the reason it's illegal now
Politics
+4
Jul 4, 2026
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4 min read
One Impossible Coincidence On the 4th of July
Even 100 years ago they said it was strange. It still very much is.
Firsts
+5
Jul 3, 2026
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4 min read
America Was About To Turn 150
One man didn't agree, but American went on with pie eating, sanctioned fist fights, and ambulance races anyway
Firsts
+4
Jul 2, 2026
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3 min read
Baby Car Safety in 1926
They're exactly the kind of bad ideas you think they are.
Firsts
+3
Jul 1, 2026
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4 min read
Before the Helicopter, There Was This
The autogyro. You can still buy one today!
Firsts
+3
Jun 30, 2026
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2 min read
The Parking Ticket Is 100 Years Old
And 1926 had jokes...
Firsts
+7
Jun 29, 2026
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4 min read
Charles Ponzi Faked an Accent
To try and flee the law. One Last Con.
Firsts
+6
Jun 28, 2026
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4 min read
Do you know anything about Canadian politics?
Because I don't. And I promise it's not as boring as it sounds. Ok maybe it is. You decide.
Firsts
+5
Jun 25, 2026
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5 min read
Golfer Declared Major Winner Before the Tournament Was Even Over
They were banking on Walter Hagen laying an egg on the back nine, and one guy was DQ'd but kept playing anyway.
Chicago
+6
Jun 24, 2026
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3 min read
The Numbers That Defined 1926
Some are more believable than others
Firsts
+4
Jun 23, 2026
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3 min read
Today marks the anniversary of the first ever SAT
Take it if you dare...
Business
+8
Jun 22, 2026
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2 min read
Live and Let Live
Unless you're a woman who wants a bob haircut
Firsts
+6
Jun 21, 2026
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3 min read
Buy Dad a Tie
A genuine day of recognition quickly turned into an excuse to sell something
