Tag: weird history

Extreme Historical Hobbies That Sound Made Up - But Are...

The ancient hobbies of years gone by are fascinating and fraught with inter...

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What American Presidents Served at US State Dinners

Since the first official state dinner was held in 1874, American presidents...

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All the Mistakes That Doomed the Donner Party

Most people know what happened to the Donner Party, a group of settlers led...

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The Unbelievable Story of The Slave Who Mailed Himself...

The life of Henry "Box" Brown is so notable because he was an Antebellum-Er...

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The Most Haunted Graveyard On Earth

What is now Greenwood Cemetery, in Decatur, Illinois, was first used as sac...

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Stories About Your Favorite Halloween Candy

The top 10 candies weren’t surprising, but the breakdown of the favorites b...

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The Rise and Fall of the Hooters Restaurant

Weird History is going to get some wings at the Hooters restaurant. While m...

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Chuck E. Cheese's Origin Story Is Sadder Than You Remem...

Weird History Food is taking you back to relive Chuck E. Cheese - The real-...

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Women Dominated The Beer Industry...Until They Were Dec...

Let's talk some Beer History! For thousands of years, the history of beer w...

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The Convoluted History Of McDonald's Characters

McDonald's has a menagerie of characters who romp about in a magical burger...

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The Spicy and Surprising History of Doritos

Doritos history? I'll have a bag...Weird History Food is going to get your...

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Pompeii Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii i...

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Who Was Typhoid Mary?

The Original Asymptomatic Super-Spreader. This is the story of the real Ty...

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Who Was the Real Colonel Sanders?

Most folks know that Colonel Harland Sanders is the man who created KFC – a...

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Tales of Bizarre and Brazen Harry Houdini Exploits

Some of the most awesome Harry Houdini facts center on his search for truth...

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