Monkey Mayhem by Mail: When Comic Books Sold Live Monkeys for $19
— May 11, 2026In the golden age of comic books—roughly the 1950s through the early 1970s—kids flipping…
For most people, insurance is usually a good thing. It can protect them when they have health problems, it can help them rebuild their homes after a fire or natural disaster, and it can help repair or replace an automobile following an accident. There are many types of insurance that go way beyond what most of us consider the typical, and there are also insurance claims that are quite outside-the-box. Here are some very strange, and sometimes even funny, insurance claims that have been filed.
It’s not entirely clear how this happened, but a woman claims to have caught her left breast in a car door while closing it. She reports that she was stuck for a time, unable to free herself until a passerby assisted her. After she was treated at the hospital, she received nearly $4,000 to cover her medical bills.
In the golden age of comic books—roughly the 1950s through the early 1970s—kids flipping…
In the sweltering days of early July 1947, Boston found itself swept up in…
In the annals of strange but true stories, few are as bizarre—or as oddly…
Odd or what? That, presumably, is a matter of opinion, but despite your thoughts regarding what's found here, you know you just have to look! We scour the web looking for things that make you question your own version of reality and present them here for your perusal.

