Strangeness | Vintage News
Kilroy was here – mysterious WWII origins of the first viral graffiti meme
Henry “Box” Brown – The man who escaped slavery in 1849 by mailing himself in a wood crate from Virginia to the free state of Pennsylvania
The chair that grew: In 1903 a handy banker trained and shaped a tree to grow into the form of a chair
Riga, the capital of Latvia, has the finest and the largest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in the world
Until the early 20th century, boys would wear dresses and gowns until as late as the age of 8
The Pink Chanel suit worn by Jacqueline Kennedy and stained with the President’s blood will be placed on a public display – in 2103
Three Wise Monkeys that represent the phrase “See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil” are named Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru
The Laffing Sal: A creepy animatronic character that was every child’s worst nightmare
The Fastest girl on Earth: Dorothy Levitt was the first British woman racing driver & holder of the world’s first water speed record
A union of Britain and France? WWII almost made it happen
