Bruce (later named David) Reimer and his twin brother were born in Canada on August 22, 1965 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After several months, the parents became concerned with the way the boys were urinating. Their family doctor suggested a standard procedure: circumcision. The method used in the circumcision was not as conventional though. Rather…
Category: Odd People
Joe Stack – Confused Man and Enemy of IRS
Joe Stack, a displaced software engineer and owner of the company, Embedded Art, hit the end of his rope on February 18, 2010. After spending quite some time drafting his suicide letter (or manifesto as some have called it), Joe Stack set his home on fire (his wife and two children escaped unharmed) and boarded…
The Bizarre Life and Times of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1965 in Gary, Indiana. He was the 7th of nine children. Michael Jackson and four of his brothers (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon), at the encouragement of their father, performed in a talent show when Michael was six years old. They won 1st prize. Motown Records signed the…
Lady Olga – the Bearded Lady
Jane Barnell, a “bearded lady” who used the stage name Lady Olga, was born February 28, 1877 in Wilmington, North Carolina. According to historians, Jane was already bearded at four years old when Barnell’s mother sold Jane to the Great Orient Family Circus. Her deformity caused her mother to believe she was bewitched and she…
Did Mitt Romney impersonate a police officer?
Reports of come in of some strange Romney behavior during his college days. Romney apparently liked to dress up like a policeman and pull people over for random violations.
Freak show history -The history of the Freak Show and the legendary performers who promoted the popular attractions.
Freak shows were popular attractions during the mid-19th to mid 20th centuries until changes in societal attitudes towards handicapped persons and tightening of local laws prohibiting “exhibition of deformed human beings” led to the decline of the freak show as a form of entertainment.
The history of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud – Affairs, murder and a stolen pig trigger an epic feud between two warring families and darn near cause Kentucky to invade Virginia.
The Hatfield-McCoy feud was a long-standing feud that lasted from 1878 until 1891. It involved two warring families of the West Virginia-Kentucky back country located along the Tug Fork River, off the Big Sandy River.
Lindsay Lohan – has Hollywood claimed yet another young actress?
Hollywood is probably the only city in the world that offers fame, glitz and glamour, something that every young person longs for, but secretly steals the person’s soul. History is rife with examples of perilous plunges young actors and actresses have taken after seeding their souls with the “treasures” that Hollywood offers. Sadly, it looks…
