The Creepy Origins of Valentine’s Day
The origin story for Valentine’s Day is light on the romance but heavy on the strange.
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
New York’s 1930s Nazi Summer Camp
Nazi supporters opened Camp Siegfried in the 1930s.
Only Known Recording of First Super Bowl is Worthless
Only known recording of first Super Bowl is not worth as much to the NFL as you’d think.
Ripley’s Tips For Winning Super Bowl 50
Not your typical Super Bowl discussion.
Kindilfresser, the Child Eater of Bern
There are many theories, but no one is 100% sure of its origins.
19th-Century Surgical Illustrations Eerily Captivating
WARNING! The following images are not for the faint of heart.
Four Stories To Make You Feel Bad For Not Winning the Powerball
The odds of winning the Powerball are of 1 in 292,201,338.
Santa’s Devilish Friend Krampus
Krampusnacht includes mock abductions of children.
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.