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History & Innovations
Remarkable Events From Our Past
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Dollhouses for Adults
An Obsession with Miniatures
Odd Interests of Nobility
King George III of the U.K.
Was Nicknamed "Farmer George"
Odd Interests of Nobility
King Louis XIV of France
Loved to Perform Ballet
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Spiritualism
When Talking to the Dead was all the Rage!
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Cabinets of Curiosities
A World of Wonders at Home
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Picnic at the Catacombs
In Paris, Victorian tourists would sometimes picnic...
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
The Victorian Sea Bathing Machines
Privacy on Wheels!
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Victorian Mourning Jewelry
A Fashionable Way to Remember the Departed
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Victorian Fashion Takes Flight
Hats with Feathers and Entire Birds!
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Odd Interests of Nobility
Emperess Elisabeth of Austria
Empress Elisabeth, known as Sisi, was obsessed...
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
The Corset Craze
Fashion's Historical Squeeze
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
The Garden Hermit Craze
The Curious Trend of Hiring Human Lawn Ornaments!
Odd Interests of Nobility
King Charles VI of France
Believed He Was Made of Glass
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Curtain Call at the Gallows
Morbid Entertainment
Odd Interests of Nobility
King Ludwig II
King Ludwig II had a fascination with building...
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
The Hypnotism Craze
The Strange Obsession with Animal Magnetism
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Theatrical Trance
Hypnotism that Left Audiences Spellbound!
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Bizarre Medical Treatments
This Poison will Make you Feel Much Better!
Victorian Quirks & Curiosities
Stuffed and Mounted
A Weird Obsession with Taxidermy
Origin of Cards
The Hidden Royals in Your Deck
Legends Behind the Cards
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