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• April 21, 2025Uncategorized

  Painless Parker and the Bucket of Teeth

  He pulled teeth in the middle of the street while a marching band played behind him. He claimed to make dentistry painless—and got sued for saying so. But instead of […]

• April 14, 2025Uncategorized

  Real Life Jaws: The 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks

  In the scorching summer of 1916, terror lurked beneath the waves as a mysterious sea predator turned the Jersey Shore into a hunting ground. Over twelve harrowing days, swimmers vanished […]

• April 7, 2025Uncategorized

  A Secret German Plot: The Zimmerman Telegram

  A secret message, a bold promise, and a fateful mistake—when Germany reached out to Mexico with a shocking proposal, they never expected British spies to be listening. As the telegram’s […]

• March 31, 2025Uncategorized

  The U.S. Government Killed 10K People with Alcohol – REWIND

  Originally released April 11, 2022. Bootlegging was an inevitable result of 1920s Prohibition in the U.S. And when the government tried to solve the problem, they ended up with a […]

• March 24, 2025Uncategorized

  Bucket List: The Internet Can’t Believe This Mandela Effect – REWIND

  Originally published February 28, 2022. The Internet has been blowing up recently with people who can’t believe this claim: That the phrase “Bucket List” originated with the 2007 Rob Reiner […]

• March 17, 2025Uncategorized

  The Most Kissed Girl in the World – REWIND

  Originally released Sept. 20, 2021. When the Laerdal Toy Company was tasked with creating the very first mannequin for practicing CPR, they used a familiar face – it was that […]

• March 10, 2025Uncategorized

  Mutiny in Space – The 1973 Skylab Incident

  In 1973, the three astronauts aboard Skylab 4 staged NASA’s first (and only) space mutiny, rebelling against an overwhelming workload and mission control’s rigid oversight. For one dramatic day, they […]

• March 3, 2025Uncategorized

  Bat Bombs: A Crazy Military Idea that ALMOST Happened

  During World War II, the U.S. military developed a top-secret plan to unleash thousands of bats carrying tiny incendiary bombs over Japan, using their natural roosting instincts to ignite entire […]

• February 24, 2025Uncategorized

  Eternal Neighbors: Nick Beef and Lee Harvey Oswald

  In Fort Worth, Texas, an inconspicuous grave marker in Shannon Rose Hill Chapel & Cemetery says “OSWALD.” It’s the final resting place of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man charged with […]

• February 17, 2025Uncategorized

  Graham Crackers: Invented for WHAT?! – REWIND

  You won’t believe why graham crackers were invented. When Sylvester Graham invented this snack in the 19th century, it had nothing to do with hunger. Well, at least not THAT […]