History, The More You Know

Redheads Were Believed to be Vampires

In Ancient Greece, they believed redheads became vampires after death. This was because redheaded people are very pale-skinned and sensitive to sunlight. Unlike the Greeks who had olive skin & dark features.

Andrew Jackson Had a Vulgar Parrot
In 1912, a Paris orphanage held a raffle to raise money—the prizes were live babies.
In Victorian England, people used to take pictures of their dead relatives in lifelike positions to keep as mementos.
Lyndon B. Johnson Gave Interviews From the Bathroom