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.
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
In 47 BCE, Julius Caesar was faced with a mutiny. The Tenth Legion was demanding
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
Just another old photo, eh? Well, old photos hide stunning truths. This is my mother’s
Often a genius is someone who just looks at a problem differently. Between 1905 and
I’ll bet you think you are looking at flowers. WRONG! These are ‘fields’ of abandoned
Talk about truth being stranger than fiction! In 1898, during the Klondike Rush, a young
Spooky, eh? He’s Jasper Maskelyne and he made a modest living as a magician until
Truth is NOT a matter of perspective. What is true remains the same from every
Frank B. Adams, born in 1847, was a professional carom billiards player – in the
Here’s a trick question: Who was the first President of the United States. For most
Graciously historically, scientifically, and forensically stated, there was some cannibalism associated with the Donner Party.
This is probably the most well-known photograph of the Alaska Gold Rush. There is just
As printed in the Tacoma Evening News on March 3, 1903, C. Payne, an armless
I’ll bet you are thinking what I was thinking when I first saw this children’s
This is the Culebra Cut in what would become the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal
Courtesy of the Alaska Gold Rush, we have two Alaskan terms in common usage –
Hollywood aficionados will immediately recognize Louise Brooks. Her beauty is timeless. She was an icon
In these days of the COVID19, people are looking back at the Spanish Influenza of
In February of 1917, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and self-confessed harlot, was arrested in