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The Great Blizzard of '88
In March of 1888, the eastern U.S. experienced an unprecedented snow storm, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars and 400 lives.
Jan 214 min read
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Tillie Klimek, the Greatest Psychic Murderer to Have Ever Lived
Be the change you want to see in the world. Establishing credibility can be so difficult for a psychic. They need to trick you into...
Oct 18, 20245 min read
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Sharon vs. Sharon vs. Terry vs. Sorcery
We sincerely hope you're ready for a story that involves an eccentric heiress, robber barons, sorcery ( that's right, we said "sorcery"...
Oct 11, 20249 min read
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A Grave Misunderstanding
For many World War II veterans, coming back home was quite an adjustment.
Oct 4, 20245 min read
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You Don't Want to Live in: 1930s Pittsburgh
If time travel existed, we'd all have a long list of exciting times and places to visit: Gladiators battling in the colosseum, France on...
Sep 13, 20247 min read
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Age ain't nothin' but a kind of important number
Do you know how old you are? You probably do. On account of it's 2024, and you've been putting your age and date of birth on documents...
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Bulley John Lowery Won't Get Away
Unlike our friend Bulley John, these guys have been training up for a wooded crime scene evacuation-type scenario. There are few things...
Feb 15, 20245 min read
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FamilySearch: 16 billion records, just waiting to be found
Whether or not you're already a regular user of FamilySearch, you may not realize the incredible volume of genealogical records they have...
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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The Boys Are Back in Town: Thin Lizzie (Borden) Rides Again
Here's an image. Look at it. Start at the top line and don't skip to the end. It's causes of death, by the way. And to save you a Google,...
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Like stealing a baby out of a tent
If you think for one second that this story doesn't involve someone claiming their secretly Native American great-granddaddy done got...
Apr 5, 20234 min read
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