China Is a Sleeping Giant: The Mysterious Prophecy That Never Was
China Is a Sleeping Giant – explore the eerie origins of this famous misattributed quote and its strange journey through history.
Historical Oddities
Strange but true events from history that are too bizarre to believe.
Souvenir Hunting on the Battlefield of Waterloo: The Macabre Trade That Shocked Europe
Souvenir Hunting on the Battlefield of Waterloo turned into a ghoulish industry of fake relics, stolen teeth, and ground human bones.
Jameson Affair: The Horrific Cannibalism Scandal That Shocked Victorian Society
The Jameson Affair shocked Victorian society when a wealthy naturalist allegedly paid to watch a slave girl murdered and eaten by cannibals in 1888.
Buytigers.com: The Internet Hoax That Fooled PETA and Exposed the Dark Side of Exotic Animal Trade
Buytigers.com claimed to sell tigers online for $13,400. The satirical website fooled animal rights groups before its creator revealed the hoax.
USS Ericsson (TB-2): The Cursed Torpedo Boat That Saved Its Enemies
USS Ericsson (TB-2) faced mysterious mechanical failures and a deadly lawsuit that nearly destroyed its builder before heroic wartime rescues.
Bananadine: The Great Banana Peel Hoax That Fooled America in 1967
Bananadine was a fictional psychoactive drug that sparked nationwide panic, government investigations, and banana shortages in the 1960s.
Pompey Stone: The 70-Year Archaeological Hoax That Fooled New York’s Best Scholars
The Pompey Stone fooled historians for 70 years with its fake Spanish inscription. This elaborate 19th-century hoax created one of archaeology’s most embarrassing moments.
Eggnog Riot: The Christmas Mutiny That Nearly Destroyed West Point
The Eggnog Riot of 1826 turned West Point’s Christmas into chaos when cadets smuggled whiskey, fired pistols, and battled officers.
Iron Maiden: The Medieval Torture Device That Never Existed
The Iron Maiden torture device is a 19th-century myth. No medieval evidence exists for this spiked coffin that haunts our nightmares.
Tommy Lee Walker Exonerated: The Haunting Legacy of Dallas County’s Greatest Injustice
Tommy Lee Walker exonerated in 2026, 70 years after his wrongful execution. A chilling tale of racial injustice that haunts Dallas County.