The Ancient Pyramid of the Colorado River

The Placer Herald reported the discovery of an ancient…

Historical Name Puns (Name Jokes)

Ida Klein, Ben Dover, Hap Hazard, Dink Bots, and more.

Catherine Denino, The Girl Who Sought Vengeance

A young girl traveled across the country to shoot a…

The Tragedy that Followed Hazel Bradshaw

In 1931, Hazel Bradshaw went to dinner with a man to known to…

Jokes that Have Lost their Context

The following jokes, considered hillarious in their day, have lost…

The Forgotten Sour Milk Pie Recipe

All you didn’t know you needed to know about Sour Milk Pie.

Wilgefortis: The Bearded Patron Saint of Women Refusing Marriage

Wilgefortis was a young Christian…

She Didn’t Even Pull a Mussel; Aged Woman Takes them All to Town

Aged Mrs. Oliver C. Grinnell became…

Satirical Etiquette Jokes from 1889

Taken verbatim from an 1889 newspaper to preserve proper and…

Taking the Word Seriously in 1880

A young lad played an epic April Fool’s Day Prank that would not be…