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Strange As It Seems

Welcome to Strange As It Seems!
I’m Jeff Hix, grand-nephew of John Hix, creator of Strange as it Seems — the original comic strip of oddities, peculiar history, and mind-blowing facts that ran from the late 1920's until 1970. My mission? To dust off this library of the curious and bring it into the digital age, sharing the weird, the wonderful, and the absolutely true stories that make you go, “Wait… really?”
From bizarre coincidences to forgotten history, from myth-conceptions to strange-but-true science, we’re diving into the same kind of jaw-dropping facts that once made people mail my grand-uncle for proof (seriously, they did that). And just like before, everything here is backed by research, not rumors.
So if you love fun, fascinating facts that make you sound like the smartest person at the dinner table—without coming off like a know-it-all—you’re in the right place. Let’s explore the marvels of our world together, one curious tale at a time.
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An American Dictator, an Outlaw's Paradise, and the Woman Who Saved The West!

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Strange As It Seems 2013 TV Series Sizzle

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Strange As It Seems 2011 TV Series Sizzle

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Skiing’s Forgotten Age of Extremes

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The Wildest Bets, Biggest Jumps, and Strangest Derby Facts Ever Recorded

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Four Horses. One Finish. And Other Horse Racing Impossibilities

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The Armless Football Player, The Luckiest Man Alive and Other Amazing True Stories

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The One-Eyed Hockey Star, a Game That Lasted 4 Hours & Other Ice Legends

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The Worlds Most Ingenious Salesman | 1940s Radio Show

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Washington Crosses The Rhine | 1930s Radio Show

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The Dog That Traveled the World — and the Tree That Built a Church

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The Pirate's Revenge! - Jean LaFitte | 1930s Radio Show

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Hot Money | 1930s Radio Show

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The Petticoat Scandal, A Near-Execution… and the Pirate History Got Wrong!

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The Statue of Irony | 1930s Radio Show

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The Neck Verse | 1930s Radio Show

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From England to Paris… On Foot?! The Strangest Marathoners Ever Recorded

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Little Jack Horner Really Lived! | 1930s Radio Show

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The Man Who Fell Five Miles! | 1930s Radio Show

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The Runner With No Toes, a Backwards Sprinter & the Fastest Track Built by Accident!

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Owl Testifies At Trial ?! | 1930s Radio Show

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The Wolf Month | 1930s Radio Show

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Bizarre Marriage Rituals: Veils, Kidnappings & 4 Husbands Each?!

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The World's Most Expensive Cold Cure | Strange As It Seems

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The Smoker's Rebellion | Strange As It Seems

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When Baseball Games Lasted All Day — and Umpires Sat in Rocking Chairs!

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The Woman Who Sold The Winds | 1930s Radio Show

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The Wreck Of The Hesperus | 1930s Radio Show

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They Skated 100 Miles Without Sleep?! Forgotten Feats from the Ice Age of Sport

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The First American Dice Shooter | 1930s Radio Show

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The Bloodless Battle | 1930s Radio Show

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Blotter Card Bombshells: Jerusalem’s 3 Faiths, Radium’s “Useless” Metal, TR Visits Every State

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The King Who Could Not Die | 1930s Radio Show

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Sarah Bernhardts Coffin | 1930s Radio Show

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Blotter Card Treasures: Paul Revere’s $5.25, Sam Houston’s 4 Nations, Mark Twain & Halley’s Comet

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For Whom Was Pennsylvania Named | 1930s Radio Show

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The Lost Art | 1930s Radio Show

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Lincoln’s $400 Million Offer, Turkey Pardon & Dream of His Own Death

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The Man Who Had Green Hair | 1930s Radio Show

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The Man Fate Could Not Conquer | 1930s Radio Show

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Lincoln’s Strange Legacy: Lost Letters, Odd Coincidences & Forgotten Facts

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The King Who Saw Ghosts | 1930s Radio Show

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The Mystery Of The Barbados | 1930s Radio Show

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The Original Sherlock Homes | 1930s Radio Show

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Cinderella's Slipper | 1930s Radio Show

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Extraordinary Women (Part 2): Crusade of Mad Girls?!

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The Baby Spy! | 1930s Radio Show

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Extraordinary Women (Part 1): Mars Prize, 50 Husbands & America’s First All-Female Jury!

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The World's Most Valuable Book | 1930s Radio Show

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The Beard Tax | 1930s Radio Show

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The Man Who Solved His Own Crime | 1930s Radio Show

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Strange As It Seems: Lost Facts from the 1928 Book That Shocked Readers

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The Human Horse | 1930s Radio Show

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From Kings to Barrels: 500 Years of Strange Tennis Stories

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The Dog Came Back | 1930s Radio Show

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The Old Fashioned Cure For Rabies | 1930s Radio Show

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Macabre Histories: Executions, Hangmen & Deaths That Defied Logic

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Horse Flies That Made History! | 1930s Radio Show

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The Gatling Gun to End War?! & Other Inventions Gone Wrong

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The Key That Performed A Miracle! | 1930s Radio Show

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