We are all familiar with the alarm clock that wakes us up in the mornings. What woke people up when there was no alarm clock? Apparently, there were knocker-uppers who would knock on people’s windows to wake them up in the mornings. They used a long stick, soft hammers, pea shooters...
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MILWAUKEE -- From Steve Sparks’ failed feat of strength to Matt Wise’s losing battle with a salad, here are some of the strangest and most unfortunate injuries in Brewers history. Robin and the dirt bike A few weeks before the start of Spring Training
It's free-agent signing season, and sure, players will be asking for big contracts with big money. But some guys, sometimes, want a little something extra. A clause that will keep them comfortable in their new city. A perk that'll ultimately bring them o
History is a vast subject, and many aspects of it get pushed aside in favour of huge stories like the Henry VIII and his doomed wives, the horror of the French Revolution, and the devastating World Wars. As interesting as these narratives are, there are some pretty strange anecdotes from ...
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the mudlarks were people who would dredge the banks of the Thames in the early morning when the tide was out. They would have to wade through unprocessed sewerage and even sometimes dead bodies in order to find little treasures to sell. In a kind of weird twist, this is now the popular...
The Urumi is probably one of the most dangerous melee weapons in the entire history of weapons, not only for enemies, but also for the wielder himself. It originated in southern states of India, being known as far back as the Mauryan Empire. ...
Before the invention of gas lamps, city streets were dark and perilous places. London especially was known for being unsafe after dark as pickpockets and robbers roamed in the shadows. In this “Dark Age” people would hire “link boys” to walk in front of them with a stick and a burnin...