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Tag: historical oddities

THE 1954 WINDSHIELD WAR: or “How Seattle Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Their Dinged Auto Glass”

THE 1954 WINDSHIELD WAR: or “How Seattle Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Their Dinged Auto Glass”

June 22, 2025 Weird Darkness Mind of Marlar

In 1954, thousands of Seattle residents discovered mysterious pits and dings appearing on their car windshields at an alarming rate, sparking theories involving everything from sonic weapons and nuclear fallout to hatching insect eggs — but the real explanation was even more surprising.

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A Tale of Two Faces

A Tale of Two Faces

June 13, 2024 Weird Darkness Mind of Marlar

Edward Mordrake had the ultimate case of being two-faced—literally—complete with a whispering, demonic second face that made his life (and bedtime) a total nightmare.

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TINY HEADS, BIG BUSINESS: The Bizarre History of Shrunken Heads, the Original Creepy Collectibles

TINY HEADS, BIG BUSINESS: The Bizarre History of Shrunken Heads, the Original Creepy Collectibles

March 17, 2024 Weird Darkness Mind of Marlar

Shrunken heads might sound like something from a horror movie, but for the Jivaro people of the Amazon, they were both a spiritual safeguard and a booming—if unsettling—business.

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