Tumbleweed replaces the standard Christmas tree for one family, a Santa who practically gave away the store, & more!

Three airmen stranded after a Greenland crash face brutal cold and starvation. Will rescue come in time, or will the Arctic claim their lives?

Why homely girls make the best wives, a drum majorette knocks herself out, and much more!

The fascinating story of the Pet Rock fad that began for Christmas of 1975.

Leona Gage had beauty, charm, and a crown—until scandal snatched it away.

A man is forced to pay for the burial of a porcupine, a stowaway who hid inside of someone’s coffin, & much more!

While Winston Churchill was crossing Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 1931, he was hit by a car and thrown down to the pavement.

An exploration of advice columns and their evolution over time.

Truck driver Eugene Wood hid a BIG secret from his friends and family.

True fish stories, a newsreel photographer goes on an unexpected flight, & more!

The incredible true story of an 18-foot, 150-pound python who escaped from the Fort Worth Zoo back in 1954.

Historian Kathy Sheehan takes us on a tour of Troy, NY, the home to Samuel "Uncle Sam" Wilson.

An unidentified benefactor distributed substantial sums of money around the city of Aurora, Illinois.

A man is arrested for stealing his own money, a barn is stolen while a farmer slept, & much more!

In 1945, police were shocked to find a man nailed to a wooden cross underneath Chicago’s elevated railway.

An alligator is found in a California swamp, a mummified man inspires a Don McLean song, and much more!

In 1933, two people died at a restaurant within minutes of each other of similar causes, yet they didn't know each other.

Our modern world is dependent on electricity. But did you ever stop to wonder where it all began?

In 1937, Harold Hulen ardently loved Florence Hurlbut, repeatedly proposing but facing rejection. Determined, he devised a bold plan to win her love.

A family is limited to one bath per week; a woman catches a trout with a fly swatter, Beatles hair is clogging up swimming pools, and much more!

In 1950, Hecht’s planned a mega-store in Arlington, but an 82-year-old preacher demanded a hefty sum for his property, creating a showdown.

A look at letters to Santa through the years, a judge who sentences two men to get a boy his Christmas gifts, Santa’s pants fall down, and more!

Uncle Dan Vinson devoted his life to making Christmas special for millions of children worldwide.

A hippopotamus is on the loose in Detroit, Chicago steaks are really horse meat, a boy’s crib is struck by lightning, and much more!

Cyril, the sea lion, embarked on an epic escape from a London, Ontario zoo in 1958, setting his sights on the vast Atlantic Ocean. Could he make it?