Wabi-Sabi- a principle of Japanese aesthetics that emphasizes beauty found in imperfection Strangeness
The last Great Auk, a 3 foot penguin-like animal, was killed by Scottish villagers because it was thought to be a witch Strangeness
Mellified man- or human mummy confection was an ancient medicinal substance created by steeping a human cadaver in honey Strangeness
‘The Shining’ initially had a terrible reception, being nominated for couple of Razzie Awards, including Worst Director and Worst Actress Glamour
Up until the early 19th century, luncheon was generally reserved for the ladies, who would often have lunch with one another when their husbands were out Strangeness
The elephant bird: Madagascar’s extinct giant birds are considered the largest to have ever lived Strangeness
Kenichi Horie became the first person to sail across the Pacific solo, then arrested for having no passport or money Strangeness Self-Propelled
Hershey’s Kisses got its name from the machine that makes them, which makes kissing sounds and appears to “kiss” the conveyor belt onto which the chocolate is dispensed News
Meet Carl Pettersson – The Swedish sailor who became king of an island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked in 1904 Strangeness
In the final days of WWII, German Wehrmacht soldiers fought alongside US Army troops to defend a medieval castle from the Waffen SS Strangeness
Meet George L. Cassiday – The Congressional bootlegger who sold liquor to congressmen and senators during the Prohibition Strangeness
In 1784 a Japanese farmer discovered a gold seal, it turned out to be 95% pure gold and was a gift from the Chinese Emperor to a Japanese envoy from 54 CE News Strangeness
During the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command Abandoned Spaces Strangeness
The iconic photo of the Soviet Flag being raised over the Reichstag was staged and edited to remove evidence of looting Strangeness
After being rejected by his fiancée and coming down with tuberculosis, Edward Leedskalnin spent 28 years building the Coral Castle, a colossal oolite limestone structure Abandoned Spaces Strangeness
Jinx Falkenburg – one of the first supermodels as well as the highest-paid and most ubiquitous cover-girl model in the U.S. during the 1930s and 1940s Glamour
The crumbling example of an Art Deco hotel, Lee Plaza in Detroit will be brought to life with a whooping $200 million renovation Abandoned Spaces
Skyscrapers of New York City – filmed in 1903, this footage of New York is simply astonishing … Videos
The “human alarm” was a legitimate profession called a “Knocker up” – this footage from 1920 shows what it looked like to be a knocker upper Strangeness Videos
When it was produced by the Dornier company of Germany in 1929, The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world. Self-Propelled
This short documentary aired on February 12, 1966, it’s apparently the earliest footage of Andre The Giant…. Videos
Interesting photos of hippies in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco in 1967 during the “Summer of Love” … Lifestyle
Amphicar-The fastest car on the water and fastest boat on the road- the car-boat hybrid of the 1960s Strangeness Self-Propelled
The most beautiful faces of the 60s – top 5 of the most popular fashion models of the decade Fashion Glamour
Cool footage shows the construction of the Bank of Manhattan Trust building (now Trump Tower)- it was completed in 1930 after only 11 months Videos
Built in 1906 on the German island Rügen, Sellin Pier is one of the most beautiful piers in the world Abandoned Spaces
Johnie’s Coffee Shop- The googie diner that you surely have seen in many iconic movies Glamour Interiors
Messerschmitt KR200- Adorable three-wheeled bubble car produced by German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt from 1955 Self-Propelled
Phanagoria was once the largest ancient Greek city, now about a third of the city is underwater Abandoned Spaces
Train Travel in the 1800s – These photos will take you inside the Rococo period Pullman train car. … Glamour Interiors Self-Propelled
Park Street Cemetery in India was one of the earliest non-church cemetaries in the world Abandoned Spaces
Built in the mid-1800s to guard the gulf near St. Petersburg, Fort Alexander is a man-made island that housed soldiers and scientists Abandoned Spaces
The very first “sky girl”- Ellen Church, the first stewardesses was a pilot and U.S. Army Air Force flight nurse Glamour Strangeness
The crumbling Art Deco hotel, Lee Plaza in Detroit will be brought to life with a whooping $200 million renovation Abandoned Spaces
Hassan Tower- The 12th Century minaret of incomplete mosque in Morocco was planed to be the largest in the world Abandoned Spaces
Dennis Severs’ House at 18 Folgate Street is the still life drama of the bygone era … Abandoned Spaces
WWII Giant- Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was the largest land-based transport aircraft of the war … Self-Propelled
White Slave Propaganda: Images of light-skinned former slaves to elicit sympathy from northern wealthy donors in 1860s Strangeness
Life at Manzanar- one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII Strangeness
How they lived&loved in the Meji Era-Portraits of Japanese people in the beginning of the 20th Cnetury Lifestyle
Stars during WWI -Iconic actors from the golden age Hollywood that served in “The Great War” Glamour Strangeness
Sutro Baths- once world’s largest indoor swimming pool establishment,now abandoned and eerie Abandoned Spaces
The Oseberg ship- incredibly well preserved Viking Burial ship from the 9th Century News Self-Propelled
Ever seen Marilyn Monroe riding a Penny Farthing? Look at some of these wacko pictures of ladies on this strange bike Self-Propelled Strangeness