Mr. Electrico: The Sideshow Magician That Inspired Author Ray Bradbury
Was Mr. Electrico a real magician or a mystical being? We may never know for sure.
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
Golden Age Danish Artists Used Beer Byproducts in Their Paintings
A breakthrough discovery that will aid in preservation of the art.
The Real Reason Why People Wore Powdered Wigs
It wasn’t just wealth, head lice and syphilis played a major role in the rise of the wig.
That One Time Napoleon Was Attacked By Rabbits
The savage bunnies that embarrassed the Emperor of France.
3,000-Year-Old Artifacts Discovered in Ancient Well
A treasure trove of items have been uncovered that may date back to the Bronze Age!
The Real Life Mummy’s Curse: Ancient Remains Could Infect Humans
From chilling stories to television screens, does the mummy curse exist?
Ripley’s Adds Another Historic Olympic Torch To The Collection
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is two torches away from victory.
The Beatles, The British Invasion, And 1,000 Pounds Of Wigs
Although the mop-headed band’s first single, “Please Please Me” flopped in the US, they soon made up for it in fake hair sales!
What We Can Learn From The “Telling the Bees” Tradition
Once upon a time, hives of yellow-and-black insects ranked first when sharing important family news.