“Evacuate the children, put up the blackout curtains, kill the cat”: The mass pet killings of 1939 Strangeness 8 years ago by Martin Chalakoski
Sentimental Items and Trash Were Left Behind on the Moon’s Surface Strangeness 8 years ago by June Steele
There’s gold in them thar jeans: The truth behind the tale of a Chinese laundryman who got rich during the Gold Rush washing miners’ clothes Strangeness Lifestyle News 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
The brilliant and misunderstood Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear after arguing with Paul Gaugin and gave it to a prostitute, saying “Keep it carefully” Strangeness 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
A Roman Sacrificial “Gate to Hell” and how Priests Survived the Toxic Fumes Strangeness 8 years ago by Nikola Budanovic
Before the Marlboro Man came to life in the 1950s, the cigarette was advertised with the slogan “Mild as May” in effort to target society ladies Glamour Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
Conquistadors chopped off his hands, so this Native Chilean fastened knives to both of his wrists and went back for revenge News 8 years ago by Goran Blazeski
The cloth corset worn in 1603 by the funeral effigy of Queen Elizabeth I will be displayed this year at Westminster Abbey News Glamour Lifestyle 8 years ago by Nancy Bilyeau
The 19th century Hindu ascetic Sadhu Haridas was revived after allegedly being buried for 40 days News Strangeness 8 years ago by Domagoj Valjak
In Ancient Greece, prostitutes wore special sandals that printed a message in the ground reading, “Follow me” News Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
The Little Drummer Boy: Sergeant John Clem was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero Battlefields News Strangeness 8 years ago by Goran Blazeski
In 1885, a Victorian barmaid’s suicide attempt was thwarted by her own crinoline Strangeness 8 years ago by Martin Chalakoski