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• 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 […]

• February 10, 2025Uncategorized

  Tarrare: The Man Who Ate Everything – REWIND

  Originally released July 10, 2023. Tarrare was a French 18th century man who is known to history for having the largest appetite known to man. He would regularly eat ridiculous […]

• February 3, 2025Uncategorized

  Cobra Invasion: The Springfield Snake Scare of 1953

  In 1953, as many as 11 Indian Cobras were discovered in the most unlikely of locales: Springfield, Missouri! They were discovered over the course of several months in the fall […]

• January 20, 2025Uncategorized

  Puffin Patrol: Throwing Puffins off a Cliff

  Every fall in Iceland, local residents throw baby puffins off a cliff. It sounds cruel, but it’s actually part of a conservation strategy. These “Puffling Patrols” are actually helping to […]

• January 13, 2025Uncategorized

  Crowd Sourcing World War II: The Normandy Photo Contest

  The Military Intelligence required to land on the beaches of Normandy France in 1944 was massive. And while Allied Forces were up to the task in gathering terrain maps, soil […]

• January 6, 2025Uncategorized

  Fake Stories & Real Items: Kurt Russell and the Guitar

  Occasionally an item makes its way onto a movie set that has real-world value outside of the “silver screen.” In a world where most props are manufactured or procured strictly […]

• December 30, 2024Uncategorized

  New Years Eve: The TRUE History of the NYE Ball Drop – REWIND

  Originally released January 4th, 2021. The dropping of the ball in NYC’s Times Square on New Years Eve is a tradition seen by billions of people around the world. But […]

• December 23, 2024Uncategorized

  The German Christmas Pickle: Tradition or Marketing? REWIND

  Originally released December 28, 2020. It’s an age-old tradition on The Internet Says it’s True! The Pickle Episode! Many Americans have heard of the age-honored German tradition of hanging Pickle-shaped […]