Welcome to the unexpected and untold stories from history, where we dive into the fascinating and bizarre events that never made it into your high school textbooks. Join us as we explore the extreme, the unexpected, and the downright strange moments from history. Discover how today's oddities pale in comparison to the weirdness of the past.
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Welcome to the unexpected and untold stories from history, where we dive into the fascinating and bizarre events that never made it into your high school textbooks. Join us as we explore the extreme, the unexpected, and the downright strange moments from history. Discover how today's oddities pale in comparison to the weirdness of the past.
History's Most Notorious Misers and Their Extreme Frugality
Weird History: Unexpected and Untold Stories
14 minutes
1 month ago
History's Most Notorious Misers and Their Extreme Frugality
Misers are known for their intense frugality, hoarding wealth irrespective of the human toll, even when immensely wealthy. Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol is the iconic fictional miser. However, many real-life misers existed, unlike Scrooge, did not reform after spectral encounters or familial interventions.
Learn more about famous historical misers here.
#misers #history #frugality #EbenezerScrooge #AChristmasCarol
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Weird History: Unexpected and Untold Stories
Welcome to the unexpected and untold stories from history, where we dive into the fascinating and bizarre events that never made it into your high school textbooks. Join us as we explore the extreme, the unexpected, and the downright strange moments from history. Discover how today's oddities pale in comparison to the weirdness of the past.
