Santa’s Devilish Friend Krampus
Krampusnacht includes mock abductions of children.
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
Pilgrim Oddities You Probably Didn’t Know
They believed potatoes were poisonous at the time.
Turkeys VS Turkey: Which Came First?
The Turks have been around for 700 years, but fossil records have turkeys dated 23 million years old.
The Unique Trench Art of WWI Soldiers
Happy Veterans Day! Did you know trench art was created by WWI soldiers from bullet casings and other objects they found lying around?
Ripley’s Owns Over 40,000 pounds of the Berlin Wall
Each piece weighs 1,200-lbs.
Unbelievable World Series Oddities You Probably Didn’t Know
Marv Owen set the World Series record with 31 consecutive hitless times at bat.
Ghost Stories from Ripley’s Key West Odditorium
The Ripley’s Odditorium in Key West, Florida occupies what was once known as the Russel House Hostilary where a newsman was murdered…
Can You Pronounce It? This Town has the Longest Name in the World!
A cobbler originally posted all 58 letters on a signpost in town.
Moon Junk: Over 70 Things We Left On the Moon
Scientists estimate that mankind has left behind over 413,000-lbs of Moon junk.
New Human Ancestor Found in South Africa
A team of researchers from the University of Witswatersrand (Wits) have discovered a brand new species of ancient human ancestors in South Africa.