Edith Keating Let The World See What The World Looked Like From The Air
Today in 1884 was probably the birthdate of a pioneer in aerial photography, Edith Keating.
February Is The Shortest Month For Literally Odd Reasons
We're in the shortest month of the year, but how did that happen? The answer starts with the Romans, who had reasons.
Toronto’s “Stork Derby” Happened Because Of A Very Wealthy Lawyer’s Very Strange Will
This week in 1926, a will left behind by a very unusual lawyer in Toronto led to a ten year baby-having contest nicknamed the “Stork Derby.”
The Toronto Circus Riot Started Because Clowns Fought Firefighters At A Brothel
July 13, 1855 is the date of the Toronto Circus Riot, an event which sounds baffling and bizarre from the name alone, but the details are even weirder.