Strangeness | Vintage News
Johnny Cash was the first American to to learn of Stalin’s death
In 1903 a handy banker trained and shaped a tree to grow into the form of a chair
Lord Nelson’s phantom arm and The Battle of Tenerife
The Caesar Salad is unrelated to Julius Caesar – it was allegedly invented on the Fourth of July by Italian-American in Tijuana, Mexico
How enemy mutilation entered US mainstream in WWII ?
Carl Emil Pettersson – the Swedish sailor who became king of Tabar Island in Papua New Guinea. He was the inspiration for Pippi Longstocking’s father
A list of experimental and obscure musical instruments from the past
Brushy Bill Roberts was the man who claimed to be Billy the Kid, he had all the same scars as Billy …
The Ghost of Hammersmith – Legal precedent of mistaken belief haunts lawyers for 200 years
Brazen Bull: The Ancient Greek torture device considered to be one of the most gruesome creations of all time
