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Not a Nice Place to Visit and I Would Not Want to Live There
Out of work? No money? Worse yet, no one to turn to for help? These days we have numerous safety nets to catch us if we find ourselves in that situation, but see what our grandparents faced back in the 19th century. It could mean a trip to the Poorhouse.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • welfare • poorhouse • debt
Out of work? No money? Worse yet, no one to turn to for help? These days we have numerous safety nets to catch us if we find ourselves in that situation, but see what our grandparents faced back in the 19th century. It could mean a trip to the Poorhouse.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • welfare • poorhouse • debt
The Eggcellent Egg Eggsplained
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • egg • old wives' tales • chicken
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • egg • old wives' tales • chicken
Ghost Ships Blowin' in the Wind
Recently, I flipped through an encyclopedia of the bizarre and came upon a curious entry. The ship called the "Dundee Star" ran aground off Midway Island. In four years time, the abandoned ship drifted completely around the earth and came to rest in 1891 back at Midway Island, the very spot where she started her lonely journey. <i>Now, that's really bizarre,</i> I thought. <i>How many ghost ships might there be just blowin' in the wind?</i>
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • ghost ship • phantom • abandoned
Recently, I flipped through an encyclopedia of the bizarre and came upon a curious entry. The ship called the "Dundee Star" ran aground off Midway Island. In four years time, the abandoned ship drifted completely around the earth and came to rest in 1891 back at Midway Island, the very spot where she started her lonely journey. <i>Now, that's really bizarre,</i> I thought. <i>How many ghost ships might there be just blowin' in the wind?</i>
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • ghost ship • phantom • abandoned
Strange Disappearances: Here One Minute, Gone the Next
I recall an episode of <i>The Twilight Zone</i> where a little girl tumbles out of bed and falls through a portal into another dimension that had opened up in the wall of her bedroom. Her rescuer reached through and pulled her back. Of course, that is fiction. Or is it? Legend is full of stories just like this where people are here one minute and gone the next, never to be seen or heard of again. Stayed tuned, this episode of the History of the Bizarre & Mysterious is about strange disappearances.
history • bizarre • mysterious • twilight • zone
I recall an episode of <i>The Twilight Zone</i> where a little girl tumbles out of bed and falls through a portal into another dimension that had opened up in the wall of her bedroom. Her rescuer reached through and pulled her back. Of course, that is fiction. Or is it? Legend is full of stories just like this where people are here one minute and gone the next, never to be seen or heard of again. Stayed tuned, this episode of the History of the Bizarre & Mysterious is about strange disappearances.
history • bizarre • mysterious • twilight • zone
The Role of Animals in History
Even though the majority of mankind is happily entrenched in the electronic age and mostly prefers to live in a concrete jungle, the mysterious link between humans and animals continues to hold true. Most of our contact with animals these days is limited to the fleeting glimpse of a bird overhead, the scurry of a squirrel or chipmunk across our paths, or the companionship of a pet. Yet the role of animals in history is of such great importance that we would not be where we are today without them.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • mysterious link humans animals • role animals history • dinosaurs
Even though the majority of mankind is happily entrenched in the electronic age and mostly prefers to live in a concrete jungle, the mysterious link between humans and animals continues to hold true. Most of our contact with animals these days is limited to the fleeting glimpse of a bird overhead, the scurry of a squirrel or chipmunk across our paths, or the companionship of a pet. Yet the role of animals in history is of such great importance that we would not be where we are today without them.
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • mysterious link humans animals • role animals history • dinosaurs
Did Pirates Really Go Arrrgh?
A pirate is one of the original terrorists of the world. In fact, terror was just as much a weapon in a pirate's armory as his sword. So just when did the pirate pass from a seafaring, Osama Bin Laden-type of scumbag to the romantic, handsome, swashbuckling hero? More importantly, did they really go "arrrgh?" Let us examine the mystique of the pirate.
pirates • arrrgh • sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • terror
A pirate is one of the original terrorists of the world. In fact, terror was just as much a weapon in a pirate's armory as his sword. So just when did the pirate pass from a seafaring, Osama Bin Laden-type of scumbag to the romantic, handsome, swashbuckling hero? More importantly, did they really go "arrrgh?" Let us examine the mystique of the pirate.
pirates • arrrgh • sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • terror
Yes, Virginia, There is a Giant Squid
Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the editor of the New York <i>Sun</i> in 1897 and asked whether Santa Claus was real. The answer to her query entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" written by Francis Pharcellus Church became a classic. But if Virginia were alive today, might she be wondering if other legendary stories are real? The answer to one such story might be entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Giant Squid."
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • yes • virginia • o'hanlon
Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the editor of the New York <i>Sun</i> in 1897 and asked whether Santa Claus was real. The answer to her query entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" written by Francis Pharcellus Church became a classic. But if Virginia were alive today, might she be wondering if other legendary stories are real? The answer to one such story might be entitled "Yes, Virginia, there is a Giant Squid."
history bizarre mysterious • sharon west • yes • virginia • o'hanlon
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