Belvédère Hotel: The abandoned jewel of the Swiss Alps that played a part in “Goldfinger,” and was a favorite stop for Sean Connery Glamour Abandoned Spaces Vintage Hollywood 8 years ago by Martin Chalakoski
A man of Ancient Greece proposed to his beloved by throwing an apple at her, a custom inspired by a fateful fight over which goddess was fairest News Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by Magda Origjanska
Prostitutes thrived in ancient Greece, with some wearing special sandals that printed a message in the ground reading, “Follow me” News Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Countries that ceased to exist in the 20th century News Battlefields Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by Ian Harvey
Italian gangsters kidnapped J. Paul Getty’s grandson in 1973, but the stingy billionaire refused to pay a penny of ransom Lifestyle News Strangeness Vintage Hollywood 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
A Crypt that’s believed to be Jesus’ Tomb has been opened for the first time in centuries News Archeology 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Siberian Mystery – The Most Powerful Impact Explosion in Recorded History Strangeness 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews
Famous for a knee-capping scandal rather than her skating technique, Tonya Harding nailed the first triple axel but never found a place in America’s heart Glamour Lifestyle Strangeness 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
When Piggly Wiggly, the first true self-service grocery store, opened in 1916, it revolutionized shopping News Glamour Interiors Lifestyle 8 years ago by Goran Blazeski
The curious case of the exploding caskets of Highgate Cemetery’s Egyptian Avenue Strangeness Abandoned Spaces Glamour News 8 years ago by Martin Chalakoski
The Real Christopher Robin was Bullied because of Winnie the Pooh Glamour Lifestyle Strangeness Vintage Hollywood 8 years ago by E.L. Hamilton
Part of the profits from Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” were invested in the production of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” News Lifestyle Strangeness Vintage Hollywood 8 years ago by Stefan Andrews