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The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 12 - Christmas Trees Often Featured Taxidermy
Yes. You might find:
Stuffed owlsFoxesBirds with glass eyes
They thought it looked elegant. Instead: Victorian Horror Aesthetic
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2 months, 3 weeks ago
“12 Strangest Toys Ever Made: Radioactive Kits, Killer Dolls & Banned Childhood Nightmares”
Step back into the wild world of retro toy chaos with The Strange History Podcast! In this hilarious deep-dive, Amy unpacks 12 true, shockingly real …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 11 - “The Christmas Parlour Games That Could Get You Arrested”
Victorian Christmas gatherings weren’t complete without wild parlour games involving blindfolds, stolen kisses, accidental tackles, and questionable …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 10 - Holiday Hair Art: The Sentimental (and Slightly Creepy) Victorian Gift
Victorians loved giving handmade holiday gifts — including woven hair wreaths, braided lock jewelry, and embroidered mourning designs using the hair …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 9 - Duck Duck Goose?
Feasting on Goose Was More Common than Turkey Turkey was expensive. Goose was the people’s bird.
Cue Dickens describing Cratchit’s goose with reverenc…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 8 - A Very Victorian Yule Log: Good Luck, Bad Omens, and Fireplace Superstition
The Victorians didn’t just burn a yule log — they studied it. Cracks were omens, smoke signaled future fortunes, and if the flame died before morning…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Lavish Lunacy: The Strangest True Stories of the Gilded Age Elite Part 1
Step inside the glittering absurdity of America’s Gilded Age, where the wealthy elite bathed in milk, invented imaginary husbands, staged ostrich par…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
“Butter Busts, Breakfast Champagne & The Great Turtle Takeover: Gilded Age Oddities” Part 2
Step into the wonderfully unhinged world of America’s Gilded Age in this hilarious and true deep dive into butter sculptures, breakfast champagne cul…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 7 - “Drunk caroling + street parades + people demanding food from wealthy homeowners."
Before the Victorians romanticized it, Christmas was basically: Drunk caroling + street parades + people demanding food from wealthy homeowners. It w…
3 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 6 - “Toxic Tinsel: The Victorian Christmas Tree That Tried to Kill You”
Victorians adored decorating their Christmas trees — but many ornaments were crafted from arsenic-rich green paint, mercury-coated glass, and lead-ba…
3 months ago