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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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 8th, 1937
#UnderseaCoalMine #GeneralRobertELee #Ecuador #bullets #planes
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 7th, 1942
#MarkTwain #CorkTrees #llamas
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 7th, 1949
#IsaacNewton #FishFossils #AlcoaRiver #CistercianMonastery
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 7th, 1942
#LittleRedCaboose #horseracing #birds
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 6th, 1954
#ThothmesIII #JohnSeufert #vineyards
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 6th, 1937
#FlowerOfDeath #LolaMontez #MidAirSplit #trains
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 5th, 1937
#BasketballHistory #CharlesWesley #alimony
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Strange As It Seems
An American dictator.
A flower that collapsed an economy.
A war started… by a severed ear.
All three are true — and all three were published nearly a century ago in the Strange As It Seems archives.
This week’s episode dives into a remarkable 1930s scrapbook filled with stories that sound impossible… until you realize they were documented, sourced, and printed long before the internet ever existed.
You’ll hear about:
A U.S. citizen officially recognized as President of Nicaragua
Tulip bulbs once worth more than houses
A political scandal so absurd it helped justify a war
And historical ironies that feel uncomfortably relevant today
History doesn’t repeat — but it rhymes.
🎥 Watch the full episode here:
👉 https://youtu.be/okm_bo0GGKM
Which story made you stop and say “wait… what?”
I’d love to hear what stood out to you.
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 4th, 1937
#ManOfAMillionKnots #FirstPresidentialElection #JohnSingerSargent #watermelons
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
February 3rd, 1954
#SaltonSea #CircusMaximus #elephants #cognac
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