Posts in category Vintage + Historical Oddities

Beware! The stories behind these artifacts will make your skin crawl.

From 6th-century sailing chariots to Leonardo da Vinci’s self-propelled carriage, think again.

From child-eaters to kidnappers, strange folkloric creatures abound.

Uncover the dishonesty in a tale about the virtues of honesty.

A string of wild claims, rumors, likely theories, and fantastical ones continue to swirl around Ambrose J. Small and his disappearance.

Having eaten everything, even the leather of their shoes, there was only one food source left.

Officials said residents could just shower if exposed to radiation.

The history of the trolls is far more intricate than their fluffy hairdos. And by intricate, we mean mischievous, evil, and terrifying.

Long before the coronavirus, “beak doctors” waged war against the plague.

Robert Ripley had the inside scoop when it came to Lindbergh’s so-called record.