Unexplained Historical Enigmas
FINNEGANS WAKE on Audio
Ease yourself into this famously baffling masterpiece by listening to Joyce himself proclaim a passage. Then queue up the whole book on your car's sound system for a relaxing commute!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 23, 2023 -
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Category: Literature, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, 1920s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
An Account of Some Well-Authenticated Miracles
This small book gives details on a few miraculous incidents "authenticated" by the Catholic Church.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 18, 2022 -
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Category: Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, Nineteenth Century
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 13, 2022 -
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Category: History, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, Movies, Science, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, 1910s
Follies of the Madmen #405
Ancient Romans drank vodka? Oh well, I suppose the ad is as authentic as the movie it references--which is actually one of my favorite comedies.
Ad source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 07, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, History, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, Alcohol
Who Was That Masked Lady Composer?
Mlle Duval was an 18th-century female composer whose birth and death dates are unknown, whose first name and backstory are unknown, and yet who had a fairly prominent public career. This is one of those historical incidents that I fancifully attribute to some time traveler having fun.
Her Wikipedia page.
Entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers.
I can't find any recordings for her online, but she appears on the CD at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 05, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Unexplained Historical Enigmas, Women, Eighteenth Century
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