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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 22nd, 1936

#BoulderDam #CharlesValentineRiley #OrganPipeBullets

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December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 21st, 1936

#PaulReveresRide #AlaskaPurchase #coincidence #locomotives

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December 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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What if Washington Crossing the Delaware isn’t crossing the Delaware at all? 🤔
A famous painting, a museum scandal, and history that isn’t quite what we remember.
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Washington Crosses The Rhine | 1930s Radio Show
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December 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
December 20,1935
FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-FRITZI AND NANCY SEE A SANTA DOWNTOWN NANCY: OH BOY- THERE'S SANTA-IM GONNA TELL HIM WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS P2- NANCY IS WALKING BACK TO WHERE FRITZI IS WAITING… NANCY: WELL-I TOLD HIM, AUNT FRITZI- NOW YOU TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT P3- FRITZI IS HESITANT FRITZI: -ER-A-OH DON'T THINK SO NANCY NANCY HAS HER HANDS ON HER HIPS NANCY : HM- SO YA DON'T BELIEVE IN SANTY CLAUS. EH? P4 FRITZI: OH-SURE I DO, NANCY NANCY: WELL THEN PROVE IT! P5- FRITZI IS RED FACED AS SHE STANDS IN FRONT OF SANTA AND TELLS HIM WHAT SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS FRITZI: -AND I WANT A BRACELET- SOME PERFUME-A NEW WRAP- ETC- THERE IS LAUGHTER COMING FROM THE CROWD OF ADULTS STANDING AND LISTENING TO FRITZI , MUCH TO HER EMBARRASSMENT.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Nancy By
Ernie Bushmiller
December 20,1943
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO RUNS INTO NANCY IN TOWN SLUGGO: I'M GOIN' CHRISTMAS SHOPPIN' DOWNTOWN, NANCY! NANCY LOOKS DOUBTFUL AT SLUGGO NANCY: IN THAT AWFUL CROWD? P2- NANCY: THE STORES ARE SIMPLY JAMMED... YOU NEVER SAW SUCH MOBS... IT'S TERRIBLE! P3- SLUGGO IS HEADING DOWNTOWN, BUT HE’S WALKING ON A PAIR OF VERY TALL STILTS P4-SLUGGO IS IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE, THERE IS A HUGE CROWD GATHERING AT A 50 CENT SALE, BUT SLUGGO ON THE STILTS CAN SEE OVER THE OTHER PEOPLE SLUGGO: I WANT ONE OF DEM, PLEASE
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 20th, 1955

#OperaRevolution #alligators #crocodiles #coincidence

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December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Strange As It Seems ... ancient technologies we still haven't figured out by 2025! 🤯

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10 Baffling Ancient Technologies That Scientists Still Can't Replicate Today - discoverwildscience
Every few years, a new discovery from the depths of a tomb, the bottom of the sea, or a forgotten desert site jolts scientists
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December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 19th, 1931

#MillionairePauper #kangaroo #WhatsInAName

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December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 18th, 1936

#Balboa #journey #USPatentOffice #MokelumneHill

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December 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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🐕🌲 A stray dog ends up traveling the world.
📏 A 22-mile “yardstick” helps measure the speed of light.
🌲 A church built from ONE giant redwood tree.

All true. All from my family’s 1953 Strange As It Seems archives.
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The Dog That Traveled the World — and the Tree That Built a Church
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December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Ready for some more astonishing #StrangeAsItSeems stories from the archives?

Prepare to be amazed! 🤯 New episode dropping tomorrow!

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December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🏴‍☠️ A pirate put a bounty on a governor’s head.
🐎 Nobles lost their titles—to horses.
🇺🇸 Robert E. Lee turned down Lincoln.
All true. All from a 1930s radio broadcast.
🎙️ The Pirate’s Revenge
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The Pirate's Revenge! - Jean LaFitte | 1930s Radio Show
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December 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 16,1947
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-NANCY LOOKS OUT THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW AND SEES A DELIVERY TRUCK IS OUT FRONT AND THE DRIVER IS CARRYING A PACKAGE TO HER FRONT DOOR P2-NANCY OPEND THE DOOR DELIVERY MAN: PACKAGE FOR MISS RITZ P3- NANCY IS SHOCKED BY THE CONDITION OF THE PACKAGE, IT’S MASHED,BENT AND TORN ON THE PACKAGE IT SAYS … PERISHABLE P4-NANCY ADDED A MESSAGE BELOW THE PERISHABLE LABEL ON THE SIDE OF THE PACKAGE… NANCY WROTE…PERISHED NANCY: THAT'S MORE LIKE IT
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 16th, 1931

#Golf #Weights #4YrOldCigarSmoker

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December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 15,1943
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS TALKING WITH A SALESMAN AT THE FRONT DOOR. SALESMAN: WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE AN UPSET NANCY: I'M SOMEONE... DO I LOOK LIKE A CAT? P2- SALESMAN: DON'T GET SO HUFFY, YA LITTLE GROUCH! NANCY ANGRILY REPLIES: HOW DARE YOU! YOU JUST GET OUT OF HERE! P3- NANCY: I TOLD THAT FRESH PEDDLER OFF, AWRIGHT! P4- NANCY IS SURPRISED WHEN SHE SEES THE SALESMAN LEAVING FROM THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW, THE SALESMAN’S SAMPLE BAG HAS WRITTEN ON IT…FREE SAMPLES YUMYUM CANDY P5- NANCY IS LOOKING AT HERSELF IN THE MIRROR NANCY: YOU AND YOUR BIG MOUTH!
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 15th, 1936

#QueenIsabella #CurseOfTheComstock #PigsUsedAsMoney #aftermath

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December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 14th, 1936

#RobertLouisStevenson #TreasureIsland #golf #eclipse #squash

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December 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Counterfeiters inside San Quentin. A spring that turns objects to stone. The world’s fastest talker at 375 words/min.
The 1930s radio episode “Hot Money” is wild from start to finish.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/rfDzR77S3yE
Hot Money | 1930s Radio Show
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December 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 13th, 1943

#Oil #ArmyNavy #blindclimber

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December 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 12th, 1932

#TennisHistory #DwightDavis #DavisCup #Mahabharata #golfballs

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December 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 11th, 1957

#CaliforniaHistory #GeneralFremont #USSForrestal #aircraftcarriers

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December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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A scandal that nearly blew up a presidency.
A woman who fought in the Revolution disguised as a man.
Thomas Paine saved by a chalk mark.
And a pirate history got completely wrong.

This week’s archives are wild → youtu.be/3q-VzXvpo8E

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The Petticoat Scandal, A Near-Execution… and the Pirate History Got Wrong!
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December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 10,1948
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND NOSEY ROSIE ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN WHEN ROSIE TURNS AND STARES AT A GIRL PASSING BY NANCY:NOSEY ROSIE- - - IT ISN'T POLITE TO TURN YOUR HEAD AND STARE AT PEOPLE P2- NOSEY ROSIE:OKAY- - - I PROMISE- - - I WON'T TURN MY HEAD ANYMORE P3- NANCY AND NOSEY ROSIE GO THIER SEPARATE WAYS NANCY: WELL- - - I HAVE TO GO NOW SO LONG NOSEY ROSIE: SO LONG P4- NOSEY ROSIE ISN'T TURNING HER HEAD, BUT SHE HAS TAKEN OUT HER COMPACT MIRROR AND IS LOOKING AT NANCY WALKING AWAY, NOSEY IS CAUGHT OFF GUARD TO SEE NANCY LOOKING BACK AT IN THE MIRROR
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!

December 10th, 1951

#WindRiverCanyon #BoatRace #YuccaPlant #GioachinoRossini

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December 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 10,1945
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1 - NANCY HAS SET UP A BOOTH AND IS RUNNING A MESSENGER SERVICE PEEWEE WANTS TO HELP NANCY… PEEWEE: CAN I BE ONE OF YOUR MESSENGERS??? NANCY: NO, PEEWEE--YOU'RE TOO LITTLE P2- PEEWEE BEGINS TO CRY… PEEWEE: BAW WAH BAW NANCY : ОН, ОКАУ-- YOU CAN BE МУ ASSISTANT P3- NANCY HAS GOT A JOB DELIVERING A MESSAGE, SHE IS WEARING A SIGN AROUND HER NECK, IT READS…MESSAGE CARRIER NANCY: COME ON, PEEWEE - FOLLOW ME NANCY IS CARRYING AN ENVELOPE P4- PEEWEE IS FOLLOWING NANCY, HE IS WEARING A CAP AND ON HIS CAP IT SAYS … P. S. PEEWEE IS CARRYING A SMALL NOTE
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM