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Photos of the World's Most Interesting Cabins, Shacks and Hideaways
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, access to a remote, cozy cabin becomes an appealing prospect—especially when the cabins are the architectural wonders that are found in the new book The...
View ArticleMeet the Newest Entrant in the Pantheon of 'Real Mermaids'
On Facebook, Paul Jones announced a gruesome find. "Today at Great Yarmouth we found what looks like a dead Mermaid washed up on the beach," he wrote. Great Yarmouth is on the eastern coast of England,...
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Well-Preserved, 2,500-Year-Old Marijuana Found at Chinese Tomb
This is considerably more fresh than what was found. (Photo: Arne Hückelheim/CC BY-SA 3.0)Archaeologists in northwest China have discovered a shroud made of cannabis plants in an ancient grave, adding...
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The Bonaventure Jogger in Savannah, Georgia
If you're wandering amongst the Spanish moss and live oaks of Savannah's historic Bonaventure Cemetery at dusk, a grinning green woman with sunken eyes might jump out at you from behind a corner. Don't...
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What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars?
Mars Direct concept art. (Image: Doctorheredoctor)It’s entirely possible that someone alive today on Earth will be the first person to die on Mars. The private company Mars One expects that, after a...
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The World's Fluffiest Wildcats Are Getting Their Own Park
Hello, Pallas's cat! (Photo: kuzmina maria/shutterstock.com)If you're not familiar with the Pallas's cat, it's time you got introduced. This guy is housecat-sized, with soulful yellow eyes and more...
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Lake George Mystery Spot in Lake George, New York
Behind the Lake George Visitors Center there is a circular platform with a painted blue map of the lake and a compass pattern etched in. In the exact center of the circle two metal rails cross each...
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Amelia S. Givin Public Library in Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
On January 2, 1890, Amelia S. Givin gave a very large and beautiful gift to the people of Mt. Holly Springs. The Givin family had made a fortune from various business ventures in town and Amelia wanted...
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Human Eyes Might Not Notice a Good Forgery, But Computers Could
Claude Monet's San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, painted in 1908. (Photo: Public Domain)On any given day in a lab in New Jersey, a humming machine traces the lines of a hand-drawn image: a woman’s face...
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Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Located on a manmade island off the coast of Dubai, the Burj Al Arab is the third tallest hotel in the world, and, according to some, the most luxurious place to stay on the planet—dubbed "the world’s...
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Abandoned Pacific Barrier Radar III in Northern Mariana Islands
Travel up the lazy slope of Mt. Petosukura on the island of Saipan, and at the top is an abandoned radar tower, a last vestige of Cold War surveillance trying its best to fight back against the...
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Helltown, Ohio in Peninsula, Ohio
The abandoned village now colorfully known as "Helltown" is purportedly teeming with crybaby bridges, spooked school buses, mass human sacrifice scenes, and a mutant python for good measure.The extreme...
View ArticleWatch a Cursed Japanese Kleenex Ad
In 1986, Kleenex released this commercial in Japan. It's a simple, almost minimalistic premise: a woman in white and an ogre child sit on a pile of hay and enjoy their Kleenex brand tissues while the...
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Torre Argentina - Roman Cat Sanctuary in Rome, Italy
In Rome the cats have an ancient temple-complex all to themselves.Known as Largo di Torre Argentina, this archaeological wonder was excavated as part of Mussolini's rebuilding efforts in 1929,...
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The 'Great British Bake Off' of the 1600s Would Have Been All Alphabet Cookies
Alphabet cookies were all the rage in 17th century England. (Photo: Family Business/shutterstock.com)Today, a baker might show off their skills with cronuts, which take three days to prepare correctly,...
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Meet Spring-Heeled Jack, the Leaping Devil That Terrorized Victorian England
Spring-Heeled Jack strikes again! (Photo: Guise/Public Domain)In Victorian England, the scariest boogeyman was a fire-breathing devil-man who could jump unnaturally high. Some said he was demon, while...
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Yeast Rescued From 220-Year-Old Shipwreck, Put to Work Making Beer
Beer from the deep. (Photo: Mike Nash/Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Sydney Cove collection)In 1796, the Sydney Cove sailed from India with a cargo of goodies, including tea, tobacco, and, most...
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A Highway in Austria Was Terrorized by Drunk Birds
Look out! (Photo: Christoffer A Rasmussen/Public Domain)When birds fall out of the sky, people think the worst—apocalypse, environmental catastrophe, mass bird protest. Sometimes, though, the birds are...
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Ungarisches Haus (Hungarian House) in Vienna, Austria
The plain facade of this townhouse betrays nothing of the atrocities that may have taken place here when it was the residence of one Countess Elizabeth Báthory.Elizabeth Báthory is listed in the...
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Why Women Pretended to Be Creepy Rocks and Trees in NYC Parks During WWI
Three camoufleurs in the Women’s Reserve Camouflage Corps make one woman disappear into the forest floor. (Photo: NARA/165-WW-599G-1)Imagine taking a quiet stroll through the expansive wilderness of...
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