Tragic
Some stories don't have a good ending. These ones stayed with us.
Shocking
+5
Aug 27, 2026
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3 min read
Nobody Wants To Be Dog Catcher
Maybe the most hated forgotten job in history
Chicago
+9
Aug 15, 2026
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2 min read
The Last Bottle of Beer
Or a publicity stunt. Either way it was "insured" for $25,000
Shocking
+4
Aug 13, 2026
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2 min read
Miners Trapped For 7 Nights
What saved them was not a professional rescue attempt
Shocking
+3
Aug 11, 2026
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3 min read
A Leopard and Chimp Break Free
One got caught, and one terrorized New Jersey for weeks.
Firsts
+7
Aug 5, 2026
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2 min read
Houdini's death-defying stunt that should've killed him
He broke a record by 30 minutes
Business
+5
Aug 4, 2026
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2 min read
Henry Ford's Flivver Plane
It was meant to revolutionize personal travel
Firsts
+5
Jul 27, 2026
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1 min read
The Photo That Almost Killed the Man Who Took It
A tornado, a hole in the ground, and grown women taping their initials to their legs for a tan.
Politics
+4
Jul 26, 2026
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3 min read
Robert Todd Lincoln
He was the last to bear Lincoln's name, and was near 3 presidential assassinations.
Firsts
+7
Jul 23, 2026
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2 min read
A 1926 Personal Safety Device
Women AND the police were testing it out
Firsts
+7
Jul 22, 2026
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3 min read
A Canadian Lake Monster Raced a Car
Legend of this creature lives on today!
Firsts
+7
Jul 21, 2026
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3 min read
"A Drunk Is Never Popular With Anybody But Himself"
Plus the "Beauty Doctor" is back with more tips.
Firsts
+7
Jul 20, 2026
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2 min read
The worst prediction of 1926, and a Beauty Doctor
Today has a little bit of everything.
Firsts
+7
Jul 18, 2026
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3 min read
Golf had a problem in 1926
His name was Bobby Jones
Shocking
+3
Jul 10, 2026
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4 min read
Prisoners Mutiny Over Bedsheets
Free labor no more for the warden...
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
+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
+8
Jun 17, 2026
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2 min read
Women Are Blamed For High Number of Auto Accidents
Because why not?
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.
Midwest
+7
Jun 8, 2026
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2 min read
Man Misses His Own Funeral
It pays to write if you'll be gone...
