What a Relief Our Doctors Aren’t Bodysnatchers Anymore
This was just too interesting to save for Halloween. It all started when I stumbled…
Category Obscure history
How the World’s First Floating Hotel ended up as a Doomed Wreck in North Korea
We’ll file this one under “Things that ended up in North Korea”. When it first…
Before Photoshop, There Was the Disturbing Art of Spirit Photography
Ever since technology has allowed people to capture pictures, photographers have been using photo-editing techniques…
Forgotten Romantic Rituals of Halloween’s Past
Halloween is commonly known as the holiday where people dress in costume, go trick or…
The Quest for the Irish Atlantis Is a Thing
Every seven years, it emerged from the mist. The isle of “Hy-Brasil,” aka the ancient…
When Vegetarians were considered so Radical, they only Belonged in Isolated Utopian Communes
No kings. No priests. No aristocracies. Only a society whose residents believed they should “grow…
An African Vatican: The World’s Largest Church is a Colossal 1980s Replica
Like a mirage in the dusty haze that settles over the African bush, stands an…
Sneak a Peek at the Facebook of 400 Years Ago
Social media may be the poster child of the 21st century, but the ideas behind…
What’s Left of a Cartel Cop’s Palace Playground
If you look up the definition of “police corruption” in the dictionary, there should really…
Honeymooning Around the Earth in an Amphibious Jeep
My heroes are up there with the Amelia Earharts, Aloha Wonderwells, Ernest Hemingways, and the…
The Little Barbie that grew Breasts
Skipper was launched by Mattel in 1964 as Barbie’s kid sister. Ten years later, Mattel…
This might just be the Largest Collection of Outsider Art to ever Go on Sale
There are a lot of antique collectors on the world wide web. Professional seekers of…