Posts in category Vintage + Historical Oddities

Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber® was constructed from a 1930s Graflex camera flash tube, complete with glued-on button and circuitry additions.

In celebration of Nickelodeon favorites’ pearl anniversaries, we’re sharing some strange and shocking facts behind the sketches of three classic Nicktoons.

To this day, Olympians, judges, dignitaries, members of the committee, and officials still receive their participation medal from the International Olympic Committee.

Organizers have special plans for if the flames go out.

In other places, family members would eat the ashes of suspected vampires as a remedy for their illness, while others would inhale the smoke as the organs burned.

Born on May 28, 1888, in present-day Oklahoma, Jim Thorpe was one of the most successful all-around American athletes of the 20th century. King Gustav V of Sweden dubbed him “the greatest athlete in the world.”

Scientists believe the not-so-little critter slid into a limestone crevice on the bottom of a prehistoric lake and was quickly covered by fine silt and clay, which ensured its preservation.

While nearly 3.5 million admirers visit the Statue of Liberty each year, her journey to Liberty Island almost didn’t happen!

Now at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando, visitors can virtually unravel and explore beneath the wrappings of a mummified priest, as well as an Ibis bird mummy thanks to advanced technology from Interspectral.

Once upon a time, Main Street, USA, peddled brassieres and panties.