Barbie’s predecessor, Lilli, was a brazen German woman who liked to have a good time Strangeness Glamour Interiors News
Johnny Stompanato, Lana Turner’s gangster boyfriend, was jealous of her co-star, Sean Connery, and tried to do something about it Glamour Vintage Hollywood
Digital reconstruction reveals an 18th century Scottish woman condemned as a witch–and she has “quite a kind face” News Strangeness
Jumbo the elephant was the world’s first animal superstar, but human ignorance caused tragedy Strangeness Glamour News
English brewery delivered bottles of beer door-to-door via horse and cart to keep people out of pubs News Self-Propelled Strangeness
When Julius Caesar brought the first giraffe to Europe, the perplexed Romans called it a “cameleopard” Strangeness Archeology News
Thousands of witch doctors registered in Tanzania, where witchcraft is a part of everyday life Strangeness News
Otto Skorzeny: The trusted Nazi SS commander and rescuer of Mussolini became a horse-breeder in Ireland Battlefields News Strangeness
“Hell on Wheels” created to describe brothels, saloons, and casinos that followed workers building the railroad Strangeness Glamour News
Walter Freeman, who championed lobotomy in the U.S., toured with his “lobotomobile,” demonstrating the procedure News Strangeness