Mark Twain
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
You don’t need a crystal ball to see the future; just follow the money! Every issue in human history has
Money does not exist. Only its value does. Go to the bank and ask to see the $1,000 in your
Why Are High Schools Graduating Illiterate Seniors? If you really want to know what is happening in America’s schools, do
Coming Out of the Water Dry (The 1838 Missouri Extermination Order) “The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must
When Detective Heinz Noonan arrives in Spokane to investigate a simple case of double obituaries, he has no idea he’s
Detective Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Homes,” is sent to Virginia Beach, North Carolina, to find 30 antique Christian crosses that
Why would anyone steal something that has no value? And then stick the insurance company for a ten-million-dollar loss? That’s
How can $2 million in diamonds vanish? First, the diamonds were assessed to make sure they were authentic. Then, in
Next time you pull up to a gas station, think how much easier you life
No, and he’s not scratching anything. ‘Back in the day,’ which started with the Greeks,
For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have
Quoting Google: In May 2021, Italian artist Salvatore Garau sold an “immaterial” sculpture titled
The only buffalo in the United States are in zoos. Here we have bison. That’s
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on
There is an ongoing myth that the South was rich because of slavery. Actually, the
Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.
If you live in New York, you will instantly recognize this building. If you don’t
During the Alaska Gold Rush there was no liquor in Alaska. According to the United
The middle of the 1700s, farmers would put young pigs in a burlap ‘bag’ to
Alaskan humorist Warren Sitka notes the problem with ignorance is it breeds faster than common
Whatever you do, there will be critics. And the further forward you think, the more
When it comes to sexual equality, until 1919 women were not guaranteed the right to
Just another old photo, eh? Well, old photos hide stunning truths. This is my mother’s
Seen this before, right? Well, did you notice the bundles of twigs beneath both his
Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Holmes” of the Sandersonville Police Department, was making the sign of
These were the remains of “Big Nose George” Parrot in 1950, half a century after
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This is Wojtek. The bear, that is. He was
This is not a photoshop. Yes, there is a river down there. This is Tianmen
President Calvin Coolidge could be a prankster. He would sometimes page a Secret Service agent.
In 1910, Victor Berger, a founding member of the Socialist Party of America, was elected
Everyone loves a Fourth of July Parade! One of the nice things about historic photographs
Here’s one for the history books! In 2011, photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to
Before there was a Wild West, bandanas were the rage in England among the wealthy.