Weird and Bizarre Facts

When People Used the Postal Service to ‘Mail’ Their Children A U.S. POSTMAN CARRYING A BABY BOY ALONG WITH HIS LETTERS In the early days of U.S. parcel service, there weren’t clear guidelines about what you could and couldn’t mail. In January 1913, one Ohio couple took advantage of the U.S. Postal Service’s new parcel service to make a very special delivery: their infant son. The Beagues paid 15 cents for his stamps and an unknown amount to insure him for $50, then handed him over to the mailman, who dropped the boy off at his grandmother’s house about a mile away. Regulations about what you could and couldn’t send through the mail were vague when post offices began accepting parcels over four pounds on January 1, 1913. People immediately started testing its limits by mailing eggs, bricks, snakes and other unusual “packages.” So were people allowed to mail their children? Technically, there was no postal regulation against it. “The first few years of parcel post service—it was a bi

Arne Cheyenne Johnson: The Devil Made Me Do It Arne Cheyenne Johnson claimed that possession by the Devil had led him to murder Born on February 26, 1952, Arne Cheyenne Johnson holds a somewhat strange claim to fame. He was the first person in the United States to claim demonic possession as a defense in a criminal trial. After being arrested for the murder of his landlord, Alan Bono, in 1981 Johnson claimed, “the Devil made him do it”. Unsurprisingly, his trial became a media sensation at the time and Johnson became a household name. Amazingly, two famous paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, came to his defense, arguing at trial that Johnson truly was possessed. For decades this has left some wondering if Johnson was guilty or if the devil really made him do it. The Murder To an outsider, it would seem everything was going okay for Arne Johnson in early 1981. He was happily engaged to Debbie Glatzel, had just moved into a new home, and was working as a tree surgeon at

The Mysterious Death of Karen Silkwood What happened to plutonium-plant worker turned union activist Karen Silkwood? On Nov. 13, 1974, union activist and plutonium-plant worker Karen Silkwood was found dead in what police ruled a single-car accident. But the circumstances surrounding her death have kept people guessing to this day. Silkwood was born Feb. 19, 1946, and grew up in Nederland, Texas. After attending college for a year, she married an oil worker and had three children before leaving her family and moving to Oklahoma City. When she left, her children were 5 years, 3 years ,and 18 months old. Silkwood told oldest daughter Kristi that she was going out to buy some cigarettes. Shortly thereafter, Silkwood took a $4 per hour job as a metallography technician at the Cimarron plutonium plant operated by Kerr-McGee near Crescent, Oklahoma. Her duties there included polishing fuel rods packed with radioactive plutonium pellets. While at the plant, she joined the Oil, Chemical &a

Locals stunned as wetlands suddenly turns pink in mysterious circumstances People in Queensland have been left perplexed after an area of wetland turned a bright shade of pink. You might think that it's a bit late for another bout of viral marketing for Barbie starring Margot Robbie, but this particular pink bonanza has nothing to do with the movie. It's certainly an unusual sight, and you'd be forgiven for being concerned that it was the result of some sort of environmental catastrophe. Pink is certainly not a color you would expect to see in a wetland, it even looks like the color of laundry detergent or hand wash. But the Boondall Wetlands in Queensland, Australia has done just that at Nudgee Beach. It's a brightly-colored change from the usual muddy brown color of the water. Fortunately on this occasion the pink hue is not the result of lots of chemicals being spilt into the water. It is in fact a natural phenomenon What a bizarre sight Brisbane City Council Lor

The legacy of Edwin Booth: A Lesson in Humility and Integrity Great coincident in history Edwin Booth was an American actor of the 1850s and 1860s, who was widely recognized by the American public. Although he was famous for his acting, his place in history was cemented by a chance encounter at a railway station. This encounter serves as a testament to Booth's character and integrity, and continues to be remembered as a lesson in humility and integrity. A Chance Encounter at the Railway Station In 1865, Edwin Booth, at the height of his fame, walked into a railway station in New Jersey to buy a train ticket. Upon arrival, he found that there was a large crowd standing in front of the train and pushing and shoving to get to the train conductor who was selling the tickets. Despite being a huge celebrity, Edwin chose to blend in with the crowd and buy a ticket like a normal person. As Edwin stood on the platform, he watched the crowd and the train conductor from a distance. He rea

Kawah Ijen Volcano In Indonesia Spews Out Blue Lava & Here's Everything You Need To Know Kawah Ijen volcano in Indonesia has blue lava that can be viewed at night amongst a complex of volcanoes. Due to its high sulphur concentration, the flames burn blue and hence its also called electric blue fire by some local people. It's a sight to behold, but also holds some dark secrets. Watch to know more.