Category: Weird

For reasons unknown, Bertha Russell gave all her children middle names that were formed by spelling their first names backwards. The clipping below says that

For some time in the sixties, Atlantic City staged “The Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Skills Competition.” Chefs cooking, waiters running with full trays, etc. As

I had never heard of ‘explosion insurance’ before I saw this 1937 ad. Did people’s homes explode more often in the 1930s to justify this

French startup Invitin allows couples to sell strangers tickets to their wedding: Invitin is a French startup that allows couples to sell seats at their

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Gloria Victoria , Theodore Ushev , provided by the National Film Board of Canada

May 10, 1946: The U.S. army launched a remade German V-2 rocket to a height of 75 miles. It was the first of 25 captured

More people are saying goodbye to smartphones and embracing simpler tech.

How should one refer to things pertaining to the planet Venus? The preferred word is now ‘Venusian,’ but during the 20th century, astronomers, including Carl

The Thoroughbred racehorse named ‘Assault’ won the Kentucky Derby in 1946. His win ended the Brown Hotel’s tradition of naming rooms after the Kentucky Derby

Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. A couple have been left astounded after a thunderstorm produced a glowing orb of light thought to be