Strangeness | Vintage News
The Bear who ate 88 Pounds of Cocaine was the Victim of a Large Smuggling Ring
A Brave Young Woman Fought a Centuries-old Cruel Sicilian Tradition and Won
Octopus-wrestling was a popular sport for some 20 years, but it was a dangerous one
“Ape Woman” Julia Pastrana was exploited during her life, exhibited for 153 years after her death
“Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley requested LSD on his deathbed, a request granted by his wife
The artist behind the iconic Uncle Sam wants YOU poster was more interested in pretty women than politics
“Baby airing”: To boost their health, new mothers in the early 1900s put their infants in windowsill baby cages
Fascinating portraits of the Native American Hupa tribe, one of California’s earliest cultures
An English seaman became the first Western samurai by impressing a Japanese warlord with his knowledge, centuries later inspiring novel “Shogun”
Victorians at the beach and the bizarre device called the “Bathing Machine”
