Sutro Baths in San Francisco: In 1896, it was the biggest indoor swimming pool the world ever witnessed News 8 years ago by Brad Smithfield
In mid-1800s, the terrain and climate of American Southwest posed a daunting challenge, so a solution was found: Buy camels Strangeness News 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
Miraculous Sole Survivor of Plane Crash was Saved by the Food Cart Strangeness 8 years ago by Martin Chalakoski
As the health of the world’s last male northern white rhino deteriorates, scientists are considering extreme experiments News 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Insanely valuable stolen paintings that are still missing: Works by Van Gogh, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and more News 8 years ago by Domagoj Valjak
The Grand Mosque in Paris, under Si Kaddour Benghabrit, saved hundreds of Jews during WWII News 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
In medieval Europe, narwhal tusks were believed to be the horns from the legendary unicorn, and Vikings were probably selling them for tremendous amounts of gold News Strangeness 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Jazz Age fashion: Put on the “Flapper Dress” and dance the Charleston Fashion 8 years ago by Magda Origjanska
The buff WWII-era feminist icon Rosie the Riveter was actually a tiny telegraph operator who’d never been near a factory Lifestyle 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
The word “loophole” originated with small slits in medieval walls that let archers fire arrows at attackers of the castle News 8 years ago by Goran Blazeski
Malham Cove: A Harry Potter location and briefly the highest “single drop” waterfall in England News 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
As pioneering TV mogul, Lucille Ball spotted potential of “Star Trek,” “The Untouchables,” and “Mission Impossible” News 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews