The Lead-Filled Toy Scandal in Victorian Newspapers
— July 28, 2026To modern readers, the idea of children’s toys containing lead sounds shocking, yet for…
Those who imbibe too heavily on this Caribbean Island nation are likely to seek revenge when they are suffering from a nasty hangover. Who do they go after? The bottle that contained the spirits that they imbibed, of course! Those who practice voodoo will often take 13 black-headed pins and stick them into the cork of the bottle they drank from. We’re not sure this is done primarily to help relieve their hangover or somehow punish the bottle, or perhaps just the cork.
To modern readers, the idea of children’s toys containing lead sounds shocking, yet for…
In early December 1952, London was gripped by one of the most severe air…
In the summer of 1858, the heart of the British Empire found itself overwhelmed…
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