“Some things you just can’t make up!”
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
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
The Alaska Gold Rush is the least studied era of United States history. If you pull up Alaska Gold Rush
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
John Baker “Texas Jack” Omohundro, who died at the age of 33, packed a lot
Giovanni Caselli was a priest?! AND a physicist. In 1856, he invented the pantelegraph. In
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd was only 30 years old when the FBI shot him
He was known as “Indian Charlie.” His real name was Charles Curtis. And he was
This was an IBM computer in 1958. 40% of the US population was alive in
Edward Hines. He was a Commissioner of the Wayne County Road Commission in Michigan from
In 1925, Francis X. Bushman wanted the part of Messala in the upcoming production of
Can you see the difference in height between these two men? No, these are not
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
On July 12, 1855, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, some clowns from S. B. Howes' Star
Being an off the wall thinker means you come up with novel solution to everyday
Here’s a blast from the past. My past, at least. I was looking for a
This photograph intrigues me. Why? Because these salmon left this stream five years ago when
Within the last week a LinkedIn post showed a block building being constructed by a
In 1919, a hack writer by the name of Johnston McCulley wrote a five-part story
This is one of those “Really?!” photographs. This is actually an excellent representation of our
Yup, that’s right. Those books are chained to a library shelf. That’s how valuable these
This was the solution to the energy crisis in Nome during the Alaska Gold Rush.
Wanna talk?! Here’s a stunning, historical image that most people would flip on by in
After the Civil War, the field of photography took a deplorable turn. Many families had
Occasionally, I see an upload which makes me want to stand up and cheer. This
Yup, it’s a sea horse. (No Photoshop necessary.) The scientific name for the seahorse is
For most people, ‘yesterdays’ are not believable because the photos are black-and-white. This leads people
