Strange history

We think we've got history figured out. And we also like to think we're pretty good at solving mysteries. But things get dicey when you combine the two. It turns out history is loaded with tons of creepy mysteries that will likely never, ever be solved. In 1971 D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane and demanded a parachute. He jumped off and was never seen again. #unsolved #unsolvedmystery #dbcooper #mystery #wtf

Ida Wood, who lived for decades as a recluse in a New York City hotel, would have taken her secrets to the grave—if here sister hadn't gotten there first

Insane children were an epidemic in the 1920s. Of course, any type of poor behavior or emotional outbursts were considered signs of insanity back then....

Curious but true.

28 Weird History Facts Revealing We've Always Lived In A Strange World - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.

1. In 1986, a French convict named Michel Vaujour used oranges painted like grenades to escape prison via a helicopter which was piloted by his wife who took flight lessons solely for his escape.

With real-life facts often being far stranger than fiction, there’s nothing like a good history book to get your noggin’ joggin’ and make you appreciate life from a whole different perspective. I might have started my love affair with history as a subject with the amazing Horrible History book series, but I’ve since then graduated to thick and dusty tomes.

Andrew Rader, PhD, is a lot of things. The man is a SpaceX mission manager, MIT-credentialed scientist, game designer, author... And he's also a history fan. In fact, he's so fascinated with the subject, he even created a Twitter account to share the weirdest and most wonderful history-related content he stumbles upon.

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