The Mountain Wizard of Woodstock
What happens when you put Rip Van Winkle, Robin Hood and Paul Bunyan in a blender?…
Category Obscure history
London’s Subterranean Secret: The Forgotten Mail Train
As a former Londoner, born & raised, who thought she knew everything there was to…
The Tiny Island on the Thames That Once Held The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and the UK’s Largest Hippie Commune
Let’s take a walk along the towpath by the Thames, breathing in the heady scent…
And If Dorothy Took the Wrong Turn on the Yellow Brick Road?
What was waiting for Dorothy at the end of the other yellow brick road? Dig…
7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mark Twain
All of American Literature, declared Hemingway, owes its lifeblood to Mark Twain. The author’s stories of…
The Fantastic Folding Mini-Motel Caravan, 1959
You probably know by now that caravans are one of my favourite things and with summer…
Two Girls Who Tricked the World: The Case of the Cottingley Fairies
One Saturday afternoon in July 1917, Elsie Wright borrowed her father’s camera and set off…
The Real Princess Leia
Could it be that Princess Leia hails from an ancient Native American tribe called the Hopi, short…
How Did Einstein’s Brain go Missing for 23 Years in Some Guy’s Basement?
Albert Einstein’s family didn’t think he had a future. He was born in 1879 “with…
That Time Marlon Brando Refused to Accept His Academy Award for the Godfather
On March 27th, 1973, actor Marlon Brando refused to accept his Academy Award for Best…
That Time Someone Found a Ferrari Buried in Their Front yard
In February, 1978, a Dino 246 GTS was discovered by a group of kids digging…
Private Island Complete with an Abandoned “Nazi” Castle for Sale
You know what this island is made for? Childhood adventure stories. Deserted in the turquoise…