The Ouija Board: Summoner Of Spirits Or Vintage Dating Game?
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
He once bought everyone's dinner, pretending he had won the lottery.
Bob Pagani
Born in Washington Heights, New York, Bob Pagani was an odd kid. His first hoax was on the New York Daily Newspaper when he was just 13 years old.
He had read a Reader’s Digest article on the cars on ten-dollar bills and had an idea. He wrote a letter about his membership in the SFTRCFTTDB, the Society for the Removal of Cars →
People flocked to church, praying for the falls to flow again!
Niagara Falls Ran Dry
Everyone knows about the day the music died, but what about the day Niagara Falls ran dry? On the morning of March 30, 1848, people living near Niagara Falls awoke to a spooky silence. What had →
From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
The Louisville Slugger people didn't always make bats, and the way they started making bats is rather fortuitous.
J. Frederick Hillerich
Did you know the company behind the Louisville Slugger didn’t always make baseball bats?
J. Frederick Hillerich moved his family to Louisville in 1842 and opened a woodworking shop.
The business was very popular in 1875. They were known for making bed posts, wooden bowling balls, and a very popular swinging butter churn.
The churn was the first of its kind. It →
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