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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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
January 2nd, 1949
#AbrahamLincoln #BritishMuseum #boomerangs
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
January 1st, 1958
#NewYears #KingsHoliday #SnookyLanson #JumboTheElephant
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
January 1st, 1947
#BoysWereGirls #Cairo #Egypt #firemen #hawks
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🏒 Ice hockey has always been tough.
Turns out it’s also been… completely strange.
What if I told you there was a hockey game that lasted over four hours — spread across two days?
Or that one of the greatest players in history did it all with one eye?
Or that there’s a rivalry where the loser takes home the trophy — by design?
In this week’s episode of Strange As It Seems, I dive into a folder simply labeled “Ice Hockey” from the Hix family archives — filled with original letters, photographs, and clippings going back more than a century.
Inside, you’ll discover:
The astonishing true story of Frank McGee, the one-eyed legend who scored four unassisted goals in 64 seconds
A brutal marathon game that redefined what “overtime” meant
Why hockey pucks are frozen on purpose
A goalie who literally caught fire on the ice
Why early fans believed Cyclone Taylor was the greatest forward ever
And how Gordie Howe came back from brain surgery to rewrite the record books
Every story sounds impossible.
Every one is documented.
📺 Watch the full episode here:
👉 https://youtu.be/Vx4nlJvW2C0
💬 Question for you:
Which matters more in sport — raw toughness, or the ability to keep going when the rules, the body, and common sense say you shouldn’t?
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I went digging through the Strange As It Seems archives and found:
• A goalie who caught fire
• A puck frozen on purpose
• And the most legendary one-eyed athlete you’ve never heard of
New episode on ice hockey drops tomorrow!
Trust me — this one skates off the rails.
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
December 31st, 1936
#JackMorris #highwaymen #mistletoe #superstition #sodapop
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
December 30th, 1956
#FranzSchubert #MaryQueenOfScots #KimNovak #StMalo #Tahiti
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This day in #StrangeAsItSeems history!
December 29th, 1931
#horsefeathers #EmpressEugenie #heavyweight #poetry
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems!
December 28th, 1936
#DugoutMasterpiece #poetry #footballhistory #Fer-De-Lance #snakes
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Strange As It Seems
This day in #StrangeAsItSeems!
December 28th, 1936
#DugoutMasterpiece #poetry #footballhistory #Fer-De-Lance #snakes
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