mdwestlifecrisis

Unreal Real News: Coughed Up A Lizard Update

March 1893 "The Inch and a quarter lizard "raised" by Mrs. S. M. Hibbits of Reed City, one day recently in a fit of coughing has grown so that it is now three i...

What Happened with XVG/Verge and Wraith Protocol Yesterday

I wanted to quickly cover what happened yesterday as impartially as possible. For that reason I am including as many screen shots as possible, with as little co...

Unreal Real News: Coughed Up A Lizard

March 18, 1893 -Reed City, Mrs. S. N. Hibbits of this city has for several months been troubled with distress in her stomach, and has been under medical treatme...

Headlines On This Day 50, 100, and 150 years ago, 2 September: "Witch" of Buchenwald, WW1 American Baseball Arms, and the Bare Knuckle Championship of America

1967 Bitch of Buchenwald Hangs Herself in Prison Ilse Koch "Bitch of Buchenwald" was the wife of Karl-Otto Koch, commandant of the Nazi concentration camps Buch...

Headlines On This Day 50, 100, and 150 years ago, 1 September. War, Pacifists, and an Anatomical "Museum" for Men

1967: The headlines were dominated by reports of mass civilian casualties in Vietnam, and LBJ's attempts to draw support for U.S. aerial bombing targets. 1917: ...

Parenting 101: Treasure Hunt Game That You Can Make For Free in Minutes and Your Kids Will Love

I had this simple idea a few years ago after my kids got excited about finding treasure and solving clues (no doubt the result of a movie they had watched). As ...

The French Lord and Prolific Serial Killer Whose Crimes Have Been Largely Forgotten

Although you are unlikely to hear him referenced today, in the late 19th century it was still common to read about the sensational story of Gilles de Rais. Nefa...

The Biggest Headlines of the 20th Century

Just a few of the most significant events of the 20th century. Sadly many of these events were tragedies or led to tragedy, but these events are worth rememberi...

A First Hand Account Of A Bizarre Witch Trial in 1736 Bedfordshire, England

The following letter was published in a number of New England newspapers in 1737, and recounts the witch trial of an older lady in Bedfordshire, England. This a...

Crypto Noob News: XVG - Price Predictions and News From Around the Web

Good Morning All. I just wanted to share some of the observations and research I have found regarding XVG. I tried to find a number of fellow steemit contributo...

Meet Charlie Aplin (not a typo)...

Can you tell if this is Chaplin or an imposter? In 1916 a Mexican actor by the name of Charles Amador changed his name to Charlie Aplin, and donned the now fami...

A hole in the clouds with the partial eclipse shining through.

Taken by me on 21Aug17....

There is a Child Pornographer in Steemit User Name is @iamgod

https://media.giphy.com/media/r2li824EjisVy/giphy.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/rAbKGNGM99DBC/giphy.gif Having flagged the child porn from user @iamgod this...

My Eclipse Photograph

I have never tried to photograph an eclipse before, and I'd say our level of fun getting ready for the eclipse was greater than the quality of photos taken. At ...

How To Observe the Eclipse (according to a 1900 article)

"Naked eye observation may be made through smoked glass, and everyone who wishes to witness the phenomenon should prepare the glass beforehand. Two pieces of gl...

Houdini Escapes a Thief Proof Barn Due To A Farmers Pity

In 1926, shortly before his death, Houdini recounted his experiences performing magic in the country. Of the country people he said "I've found them less gullib...

Hunkerin': The World's Most Boring Fad, or World Class Hoax?

The Nov 09, 1959 issue of Time Magazine featured a short article titled HANKER FOR HUNKER?. Within the reader was treated to a description of what many people t...

Old News: "GIANT WILD MAN SEEN IN CANADA" The First News Story About Sasquatch

There may be older news stories out there, but this is the earliest I could find that actually used the term "Sasquatch". The Evening Times (Sayre, Pennsylvania...

The United States Camel Corps, and the Wild Arizona Camels

For years my extended family from Arizona have talked about the rumor that wild camels live in the desert near their home. When asked where those camels came fr...

One Simple Picture Displaying the Contrast of Color vs. Black and White

Sunday (9July2017) was a beautiful day to be driving around the farm country of the midwest U.S. Unfortunately I did not find any forgotten or out of the way hi...