The Bizarre, Retro and Everything Else

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Forget About Pocahontas, His First True Love Had Green Hair and Scaly Skin

Captain John Smith, famous for settling Jamestown and his relationship with Pocahontas, allegedly sighted a mermaid in 1614. In Edward Snow’s Incredible Mysteries and Legends of the Sea, the sea captain described the encounter. John Smith spotted the mermaid off the coast of Newfoundland. Smith was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 8, 2023

The Most Bizarre Sex Changes Don't Come from Humans, but from This Animal

Hens, or female chickens, can experience a gender reversal when their dominant ovary stops producing estrogen. They essentially become male, at least externally. There appears to be no reason for the change and, according to Jim and Jeanette Howard of England, they noticed it in their hen, Gertie,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 7, 2023

Seeing Yourself Naked Is a Great Reminder to Keep on Keeping On

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Friday, January 6, 2023

His Dinner Weighs More Than He Does

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Most Do Not Know That This Famous Singer Wrote A Few Popular Jingles

He has been heard singing catchy tunes that get you up and onto the dance floor like "Mandy" and Copacabana, but one of his most memorable hits "I Write the Songs," wasn't written by Barry, but the singer does have hidden writing talents that can be heard in several catchy jingles that he wrote... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

If You've Ever Doubted the Loyalty of a Dog, This Will Restore Your Faith

In the summer of 1923, Frank and Elizabeth Fraser and their faithful two-year-old dog set out from Oregon, Indiana, to visit family. When they stopped for gas at a service station in Indiana, the dog was attacked by other three dogs and fled. They searched everywhere for him, but in the end, could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

The Tiny Distinguishing Mark That Individualizes Two Neighboring Letters

The English alphabet has two letters that include a diacritic dot that is found over the lowercase "i" and "j." Known as a tittle, the word's meaning inscription or heading began appearing in the 11th century as a way to further distinguish the two letters in writing. Originally a larger mark, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 2, 2023

For Those Who Enjoy Science Fiction, January 2 is National Sci-Fi Day

For many, science fiction is a glimpse of unexplained reality that is in the making or on its way. The earliest use of the term Science Fiction, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, was in 1851 when it was applied to poetry or fiction interweaving a story with scientific fact, and the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Hey, No Judgment...Whatever Works

She hurried to the pharmacy to get medication, got back to her car, and found that she had locked her keys inside. The woman found an old rusty coat hanger left on the ground. She looked at it and said, "I don't know how to use this." She bowed her head and asked God to send her some Help. Within 5... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 31, 2022

This Cat Has Some Serious Game!

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Our universe is loaded with strange and unexplained objects, artifacts, and people. This blog is open to personal thoughts, silly family antics, and anything else that might come along in my day as I journey through it.

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