Strangeness | Vintage News
Did Winston Churchill really give a piece of London to Yugoslavia during WWII
During the Civil War, a man gained national recognition by repeatedly auctioning off a plain sack of flour. By doing so, he raised $250,000 which aided wounded soldiers.
Men Only: McSorley’s Old Ale House is the oldest “Irish” tavern in New York City
“Sweetheart Grips” – WWII soldiers would make clear grips for their pistols to display their sweethearts
The day the former WWII Test Pilot barrel rolled a 707 airliner. “What? I was selling airplanes”
An absurd 100 passenger trans-atlantic airliner
6 unbelievable cures for the Black Death
In 1966, The Beatles were banned from the Philippines and nearly attacked by angry fans, because they declined a breakfast invitation from the first lady
Before Garden gnomes, European aristocrats would pay people to dress up like druids and live in their garden as hermits
In Ancient Rome, when people wanted to commit suicide, they applied to the Senate and, if their petitions were approved, were given free hemlock.
