Category: Strangeness

A photo of a young Ian Hamilton beside a photo of the King's Chair, housing the Stone of Destiny.

How the ‘Stone of Destiny’ in England’s Coronation Chair Was Once Stolen by Four Students

A woman leaning over, smiling, holding a bar of soap and a facecloth to her face.

Vintage Hygiene Techniques That Have (Thankfully) Been Left In the Past

Skull of the Protocetid discovered in Peru

This Four-Legged, Land-Hunting Whale Nicknamed the ‘God of Death’ Used to Inhabit the Earth

Two women fencing.

The Surprising Story of a Topless Sword Fight Between Two Austrian Noblewomen

Kathy Bates dressed as Delphine LaLaurie in a beige dress with puffed sleeves.

Delphine LaLaurie Tortured and Killed Enslaved People in Her New Orleans Mansion

Prince Charles salutes at Britannia Royal Naval College in December 2021. Background, Britannia Royal Naval College and the college's parade ground

Rebellious Prince Charles Might Have Ridden a Motorcycle Inside Britannia Royal Naval College

Lucy Lawless in a red dress, and John Hannah in a toga, sit beside each other on a Roman bed

Ancient Sex: An Intimate History of How the Romans Did It

Crowd of people in a ballroom dressed in elegant period clothing and powdered wigs.

Powdered Wigs Have a Decidedly Unglamorous Origin Story

During the 1984 Olympics, McDonald’s Lost Millions of Dollars Due to a Failed Special Offer

John List in a black suit and glasses in front of a mug shot wall.

John List Killed His Family, Then Disappeared for 18 Years

Man lying in a metal pod.

Why Engineers Built Winston Churchill a Strange Flying Egg

An illustration of a woman seated by a window, making a potion.

Locusta of Gaul: The World’s First Serial Killer Might Have Been a Woman