John Ernst Worrell Keely was an American inventor from Philadelphia who claimed to have discovered a new motive power which was originally described as “vaporic” or “etheric” force, and later as an unnamed force based on “vibratory sympathy,” but which produced “interatomic ether” from water and air. Take a look below for 27 more interesting…
30 Interesting And Strange Facts About Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James-Younger Gang. Raised in the “Little Dixie” area of western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and strange facts about Jesse James. 1. He and his brother Frank…
27 Interesting And Weird Facts About Frank James
Alexander Franklin James was a Confederate soldier, guerrilla and outlaw. he was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James and was also part of the James-Younger Gang. Take a look below for 27 more interesting and weird facts about Frank James. 1. James was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Missouri, to Baptist minister Reverend…
24 Strange And Bizarre Facts About Ada And Minna Everleigh
Ada and Minna Everleigh, born Ada and Minna Simms, were two sisters who operated the Everleigh Club, a high priced brothel in the Levee District of Chicago during the first decade of the twentieth century. Take a look below for 24 more strange and bizarre facts about Ada and Minna Everleigh. 1. Ada, the eldest,…
30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About John Demjanjuk
John Demjanjuk was a retired Ukrainian-American auto worker, a former soldier in the Soviet Red Army, and a Prisoner of War during World War II. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about John Demjanjuk. 1. Demjanjuk was convicted in 2011 in Germany as an accessory to the murder of 28,060…
27 Interesting And Strange Facts About Iva Toguri D’Aquino
Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino was an American who participated in English-language radio broadcasts transmitted by Radio Tokyo to Allied soldiers in the South Pacific during World War II on “The Zero Hour” radio show. Take a look below for 27 more interesting and strange facts about Iva Toguri D’Aquino. 1. Toguri called herself “Orphan Ann,”…
29 Interesting And Weird Facts About Harvey Logan
Harvey Alexander Logan, also known as “Kid Curry,” was an American outlaw and gunman who rode with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’s infamous Wild Bunch gang during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Take a look below for 29 more interesting and weird facts about Harvey Logan. 1. Despite being less well-known than…
30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Butch Cassidy
Robert Leroy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy, was a notorious American train robber and bank robber, and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the “Wild Bunch” in the American Old West. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about Butch Cassidy. 1. After participating in criminal…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr Jr. was an American politician. He was the third Vice President of the United States, serving during Thomas Jefferson‘s first term. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and awesome facts about Aaron Burr. 1. Burr served as a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War, after which he became a…
30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth was the American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about John Wilkes Booth. 1. He was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and a well…