Tag: strange but true

Hans Steininger Was Killed By His Own Beard

Hans Steininger, a historical figure from the town of Braunau am Inn, Austr...

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Sigurd The Mighty Was Bitten By His Decapitated Enemy

Sigurd The Mighty was a legendary Viking warrior who lived in Scotland duri...

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William The Conqueror Exploded At His Funeral

It's not every day that you hear about a king exploding at his own funeral....

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Cigarette Companies Hired Suffragettes To Sell 'Torches...

After WWI, many women had started smoking while simultaneously taking up mo...

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'Hocus Pocus' Likely Evolved From Bastardized Latin

“Hocus pocus” is said by magicians and the like to indicate some sort of ch...

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The author of the OED was an American in an asylum

Dr. William Chester Minor's life is stranger than fiction. That an American...

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The Medieval "Iron Maiden Torture" is a Myth

Actually it was invented in the 18th century...

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Walt Disney did not create Mickey Mouse

He took the create and even won an Oscar for creating Mickey

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