Real People
Ordinary people caught in extraordinary moments. Their names deserve to be remembered.
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
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...
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
+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
+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.
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
Politics
+6
Jun 19, 2026
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2 min read
He Made It
One congressman made beer. In his office. During Prohibition. He ended up being governor of New York.
Shocking
+4
Jun 18, 2026
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6 min read
Master Mind of Modern Mystery
The 1926 parallels to Oz Pearlman are uncanny, and I'm convinced now that we definitely live in a simulation.
Sports
+5
Jun 15, 2026
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2 min read
Girls, Your Game is Up
A 1926 fashion trend put women on leashes.
Shocking
+4
Jun 13, 2026
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6 min read
U.S. Men's Soccer Used to be Incredible
So what happened?
Women
+6
Jun 12, 2026
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3 min read
A "Perfect Legs" Competition
Get your tape measures out...
Firsts
+7
Jun 11, 2026
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2 min read
Babe Ruth is arrested and plays the same day
He said it was simply a misunderstanding.
Firsts
+6
Jun 10, 2026
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2 min read
Does Anyone Know Who Owns This Bird?
Salesmen are using carrier pigeons for business orders and I have so many questions.
Chicago
+6
Jun 9, 2026
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2 min read
He bet $1K he could walk from CHI to NY with no food.
Doctors said he'd drop dead before he finished
