In the late 1880s, Lester Moore worked as a Wells Fargo Station Agent in the Mexico-United States border town of Naco, Arizona. One day a man named Hank Dunstan arrived at the […]
Appropriate Name in the End
Isn’t This How Terminator Started?
On January 25, 1979, Robert Williams became the first person to be killed by a robot. He was struck in the head and killed by the arm of a 1-ton production-line robot […]
Saying Goodbye to a Friend
Source Koko the gorilla met Robin Williams in 2001. He reportedly made her smile for the first time in six months.
Carrying Method Acting a Bit Too Far
Edith Wheeler, a veteran actress, was playing the death scene in a Baltimore production of The Drunkard, in November 1986, when she dropped to the stage and, to tremendous applause, died. source
Happy Birthday! Now Let’s Pick Out Your Casket
Yet one more reason to dread the approach of your birthday: researchers have concluded an increased risk of dying on the anniversary of your birth. Annals of Epidemiology, Volume 22, Issue 8 […]
Maybe He Should Have Chosen Easier Words to Remember
Harry Houdini, the famed magician and escape artist who died in 1926, left in his will 10 random words to his wife. He stated in his will that she should hold a […]
Still Waiting….
James Bowman, from Vermont, died in 1891, after his wife and two daughters passed away. As a firm believer in reincarnation, Bowman instructed that his 21-room mansion be maintained through a specific […]
Imagine the Long-Distance Charges!
In 1995 a $5,000 Italian casket equipped with call-for-help ability and survival kit went on sale. This casket is equipped with a beeper which will sound an emergency signal in the event […]
When Just Sending a Card is Really Better
Draco (650 BC – 600 BC), an Athenian lawgiver, was smothered to death in 620 BC by gifts of cloaks and hats showered upon him by appreciative citizens. source
Keeping The Dead In Place
In 1876 a handful of mobsters botched a morbid plan to kidnap the body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it ransom. The hapless grave robbers were arrested just a few days later. […]
Rat Torture — There’s Just No Way to Sugarcoat It
A cheap and effective way to torture someone was with the use of rats. There were many variants, but the most common was to force a rat through a victim’s body (usually […]
The Elephants Are Convinced
Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant in 1903 to prove Tesla’s AC current was dangerous. source
Think You Are Dead? You’ll Want to Read This
The Cotard Delusion is a rare psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost their blood […]
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