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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 …
8 months, 2 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…
8 months, 2 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…
8 months, 2 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…
8 months, 2 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…
8 months, 2 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…
8 months, 2 weeks 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…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 5 - “Boom! The Explosive Birth of Christmas Crackers”
What do you get when you mix gunpowder, paper hats, and holiday cheer? A Victorian invention that went off — literally. Amy unwraps the story of Chri…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Secrets from the Past Part 1: Vintage Household Hacks, Bizarre Remedies & Lost Cleaning Tricks | The Strange History Podcast
Step back in time and discover the weird, wonderful, and surprisingly effective world of vintage household hacks. In this two-episode series, we expl…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Secrets from the Past Part 2: Vintage Remedies & DIY Hacks: Strange Beauty Tricks, Pantry Solutions, and Forgotten Household Secrets
In Part Two of this nostalgic and entertaining series, we explore the stranger side of vintage household hacks — including beauty rituals, pantry tri…
8 months, 2 weeks ago