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@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/the-bender-family

This cabin was once a welcoming inn for weary travelers. It would eventually be stripped of every item by souvenir-hunters... for the most terrifying reason.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/weapon-of-war

There is one musical instrument that has been labelled a weapon of war. Can you guess what it is?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/surname-history

The fascinating history of surnames. Can you guess which English monarch ordered that children receive their father's surname?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/headless-photos

Can you spot something unsettling in this photograph? The strange Victorian craze of 'headless portraiture'

A bit of dark humor for a change. 🙂

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/glass-delusion

The French king who was convinced he was made of glass. "Glass delusion" was a strange condition experienced only by nobles and scholars.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/graham-crackers

The man who preached that bread was the root of all evil. His beliefs would result in the invention of a popular US food. Any guesses what?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/sin-eater

There used to be a unusual guest at old British funerals. Who were the 'Sin-Eaters'?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/nancy-bentley

At age six, this little girl joined the Navy, but it would be 21 years before females were permitted again.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/mail-order-brides

In 1620, women began arriving in America to marry strangers. Who were the 'Tobacco Wives'?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/eliahu-itzkovitz

After witnessing his family being murdered during WW2, one 13-year-old set out on an astounding path to revenge.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/columbus-mermaids

In 1492, Christopher Columbus spotted three mermaids. What he saw left him very disappointed. Can you guess what they were?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/order-of-the-pug

The 18th century secret society with the strangest initiation rituals. What was the "Order of the Pug"?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/alvin-karpis

Prohibition-era mobsters turned to underworld physicians, but not for the reasons you might expect.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/petrograd-children

The 782 children whose summer camp couldn't have been timed worse. Their 2.5 year journey home was shocking to say the least.

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/bubble-boy

The little boy who spent his entire childhood in a plastic bubble. For 12 years, he had no direct human contact.

-VR