Atomic Tourism: Vegas Visitors Watch Nukes Explode
Officials said residents could just shower if exposed to radiation.
Posts in category Vintage + Historical Oddities
All the bizarre, seldom seen, and utterly delightfully odd and strange people, places and stories from a bygone era
Idaho Relocated Beavers By Parachuting Them From Planes
The Idaho Fish and Game once dropped beavers out of a plane!
Burning Ballet Dancers Of The 19th Century: Tragic Tale Or Sinister Conspiracy?
Why did so many dancers refuse to fireproof their costumes?
Ripley’s Relic Escape Adventure Debuts In New York City
Are you the Modern Marco Polo, too?
The Mysterious, Intrepid Aloha Wanderwell
The first woman to circumnavigate the globe by car, Aloha greased the differential on her Model T with crushed bananas…
Odd Cakes Come To Ripley’s San Antonio 30th Anniversary!
We held an “Amazing Survival” contest opening day!
The 1960s Android Abandoned By NASA
When NASA ended the project, the Air Force attempted to connect him to a learning computer.
The Collyer Brothers: Hermit Hoarders Of Harlem
He dressed like a scarecrow as he prowled the night.
Fit for a Queen: The Bizarre Burial of Queen Victoria
She re-wore her wedding veil on a number of occasions, including her funeral.
Remember The Flagpole Sitting Trend Of The 1920s?
One flagpole sitter stayed up for 439 days!