Convicted murderer James W. Rodgers was put in front of a firing squad in Utah in 1960. When asked if he had a last request, he replied, “Bring me a bullet-proof vest.”
Send This to 10 Friends: The Long, Weird History of Chain Letters
Chain letters have been around for more than a century. Explore their strange history, the “send-a-dollar” scam, why people believed them, and how they still survive online today.
The Plainfield Teachers College and Johnny Chung: The Fake Football Sensation of 1941
Discover the Plainfield Teachers College hoax—how a fake football team and fictional star Johnny Chung fooled newspapers in 1941 in one of history’s strangest sports scams.
Stooky Bill: The Creepy Puppet Head That Helped Invent Television
Meet Stooky Bill, the creepy puppet head that helped John Logie Baird invent early television, survive blazing studio lights, and launch one of history’s strangest technological breakthroughs.
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