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Museum of Psychphonics in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Museum of Psychphonics is a modern-day wunderkammer, "a 4-dimensional theme song for the soul of American underground culture." The museum's small collection has at its core the lesser-told...
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For 200 Years, Secret 'Anvil Weddings' Were Performed by Blacksmiths in the U.K.
A marriage over the blacksmith's anvil in Gretna Green, Scotland. (Photo: Keystone-France/ Gamma-Rapho/ Getty Images)Love in 18th century England wasn’t the private affair we think of today. When a...
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A Record Amount of Mammoth Bones Was Unearthed in Siberia
A reconstructed mammoth from the Museum of British Columbia. (Photo: Flying Puffin/CC BY-SA 2.0)This past summer, paleontologists from Siberia's Tomsk State University took a pilgrimage to Mamontovoye...
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Mathematikum in Giessen, Germany
The Mathematikum is a museum where visitors are invited to understand mathematics over 170 hands-on, math-related exhibits. Guests can solve puzzles, build bridges, make music, stand inside soap...
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Horse-Powered Ore Crusher in Derbyshire, England
There is an old lead mine in the Peak District National Park of central England, just outside of the town of Castleton. Known as the Odin Mine, it’s surrounded by the most exquisite pastoral...
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Marilyn Monroe's Grave in Los Angeles, California
Although she was born as Norma Jean Baker, she was buried as Marilyn Monroe. And although her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, the power of her popularity continues to draw...
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6 Dark Places Aleister Crowley Performed His Particular Brand of Magick
A portrait of Crowley at France's "Abode of Chaos". (Photo: thierry ehrmann/CC BY 2.0)Born in the late 1870s, England, Aleister Crowley was one of the great characters of the 20th century—a poet, a...
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Found: the Oldest Version Ever of Leviticus
(Photo: Science Advances)The earliest version we have of the Bible, as we read it today, is called the Codex Amiatinus, which dates to the 8th century and sits in a library in Florence. Before that,...
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Oniontown in Dover Plains, New York
You would never guess that just outside quaint Dover Plains, New York lies an isolated makeshift village about which little is known aside from some derisive rumors. Oniontown remains a mystery—which...
View ArticleWatch Sand Bubbler Crabs Transform a Beach Into a Field of Tiny Sand Balls
On sandy beaches in Australia, Thailand, and other regions of the Indo-Pacific, you may stumble across these strange star-like patterns in the sand. Tunneling their way up through the surface after the...
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Manatee Springs in Chiefland, Florida
18th century naturalist William Bartram named a swath of land in Northwest Florida "Manatee Springs" because he spotted a manatee carcass along the shores of the Suwannee River there. Now a state park,...
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Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie, China
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is full of natural wonders that draw thousands of visitors a day, from misty forests to towering sandstone pillars. Allegedly, its landscape even inspired the scenery...
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Pogue's Run in Indianapolis, Indiana
There's a moment in Underground Airlines, Ben Winters' novel of an alternate history in which slavery in America was never abolished, when the protagonist has no choice but to go physically...
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The Historic Battle Over This Denver Park That Was a Center of the Chicano...
Plaza de la Raza at Columbus Park, otherwise known as La Raza Park. (Photo: Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)A version of this piece originally appeared on Denverite, a newsletter and news site for Denver...
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USB Drives Are Being Mysteriously Left in Australian Mailboxes
(Photo: Victoria Police)If you found a piece of pizza in the street, would you eat it? If you found a random USB drive in your mailbox, would you plug it into your computer?Your answer to these...
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The Mysterious Decapitation of Two Bison at a Spanish Reserve
Eye of a bison. (Photo: Nneirda/shutterstock.com)At a nature reserve in southern Spain, last Friday the park manager discovered "the headless body of Sauron," a dominant male bison, after the herd has...
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Solving the Mystery of the Secret International Puzzle Party
A typical table from the International Puzzle Party 2016. (Photo: Jerry's Mechanical Puzzle Collection/Used with Permission)Every year, at a location disclosed only to invitees, there is a secret...
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The Strange Victorian Computer That Generated Latin Verse
Looking inside the Eureka machine. (Photo: © Alfred Gillett Trust)In July 1845, British curiosity-seekers headed to London’s Egyptian Hall to try out the novelty of the summer. For the price of one...
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Satanic Temple Opens International Headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts
Hello, Baphomet. (Photo: Blackline/Public Domain)Satan has come to Salem! In a match seemingly made in Hell, the Satanic Temple is opening its new headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, according to...
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