Month: May 2018
Tobacco smoke enemas were used in the 18th century to treat everything from colds to cholera. In 1746, one of the earliest documented references to a tobacco smoke enema involved …
In 1931, Churchill predicted lab-grown meat. The first lab-grown hamburger arrived three decades behind his schedule. In “50 years hence“, Churchill wrote: “With a greater knowledge of what are …
Victorian people were fascinated by Circassian Beauties. From the middle ages, Circassian women were considered the most beautiful in the world. Their North Caucasus homeland stretches along the Caucasian mountain range …
Arctic Explorers may not have had fresh fruit and veg but, dammit, there was whiskey. In 1907 Ernest Shackleton put in an order for 25 cases of Mackinlay’s …
During WWII, “liquid stockings” could last up to three days if you didn’t wash. Stockings back then were extremely important. Women wouldn’t venture outside with naked legs. In 1941, you …
Dad’s revenge: the earliest surviving pair of socks were designed for wearing with sandals. Wearing socks with sandals has been a source of endless ridicule for dads, German tourists, and hippies. …
Satan was bent on home-improvement the night of the Furry Dance. He was flying through the air carrying a huge boulder with which to (probably) set off Hell’s entrance. …
Randall Zwinge or the Great Randi started offering his own money in 1964 for proof of supernatural powers. One of Randi’s friends, the Internet pioneer Rick Adams, donated a million …
A man in a horse’s skin called the ‘Obby Oss’ dances around the English village of Padstow in Cornwall. Dozens of accordion players accompany the Oss as the Teasers dance & urge …