Posts in category Vintage + Historical Oddities

Whether the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was really used or not is impossible to say, but the strength of the legend around it speaks for itself.

What’s next for roller coasters? Well, the sky is the limit for the ultimate scream machines.

The Irish writer and master of witticism whose thirst for attention and ultimate social disgrace set the stage for celebrity culture as we know it.

Early astronomer John Herschel reported seeing winged people inhabiting the Moon through his telescope.

Studies of ancient texts have shown that humans didn’t really “see” blue until modern times!

Hetty single-handedly accumulated somewhere between $100 to $200 million—or $2 to $5 billion today.

Historians hypothesize that perhaps the séance was a publicity stunt to show the president in a more “everyday man” light.

With a stainless-steel finish, gull-wing doors, and futuristic look, the DeLorean was perfect for this time-traveling franchise.

While we may never know what caused this dance hysteria, we may take a beat next time we decide to get footloose and fancy-free.

It seems fitting yet cryptic, that the man of mystery’s death still remains a mystery.