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The Worst Paid Freelance Gig in History Was Being the Village Sin Eater
When a loved one died in parts of England, Scotland, or Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries, the family would grieve, place bread on the chest of the deceased, and call for a man to sit in front of...
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Time for Fun in Key West, Florida
Standing 20 feet tall in front of the Custom House, Key West's Art and History Museum, the “Time for Fun” statue of an old fashioned dancing couple was inspired by French artist Auguste Renoir's famous...
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How One Activist Used Opera and Drag to Change American Politics Forever
Empress José Sarria knelt by his husband’s grave clad in an old-fashioned black petticoat, dress, and widow’s veil. Dark gloves ran the length of his arms; elaborate jewelry hugged his neck and wrists....
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How a Father And Son Helped Create Weather Forecasting as We Know It
It’s an almost supernatural ability that most of us take for granted: at any given time, almost anywhere in the world, we can know the weather of the future. It’s all laid out for us, often on maps...
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Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (Ritman Library) in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Located n central Amsterdam, the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, also called the Ritman Library, is goldmine of early manuscripts and books on ancient mysticism, religion, and philosophy.The...
View ArticleWatch the Oldest Hand-Tap Tattoo Artist in the Philippines at Work
The Last Mambabatok from Brent Foster on Vimeo.Apo Whang-Od, aged approximately 97, keeps a steady pulse and entrancing rhythm as she completes her tattoos. She is not only the oldest tattoo artist in...
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The Failed Attempt to Market Sweet-Smelling Cigarettes to Women
In 1989, full-page ads for a new product named Chelsea began appearing in American women’s magazines. Featuring soothing imagery of glittering tropical waters and a scent strip that smelled like...
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The Centuries-Old Netherlands Church Celebrating American Thanksgiving
It’s the church that celebrates America’s Thanksgiving. But it’s some 3,500 miles away from U.S. shores in the Netherlands.On one wall hangs a bronze plaque, a “token of enduring gratitude and in...
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Add a Surrealist Touch to Your Thanksgiving With These Dali Recipes
Salvador Dali once claimed that “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.”It was perhaps because of this that he decided to bring surrealism...
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Back When Your Thanksgiving Dinner Walked Hundreds of Miles to Market
Let’s take a trip back in time to Norfolk, England, to witness a scene of bygone rusticity: An English farmer, dressed in a tweed coat, tie and vest, topped off with a jaunty pageboy cap, herds his...
View ArticleFound: Very Old Peacock Graffiti Left Behind by Religious Pilgrims
Medieval graffiti ‘peacock’ discovered in Sudbury church https://t.co/IDVqyvq2Vq— The Heritage Trust (@heritagetrusts) November 23, 2016St. Peter's Church in Sudbery, England—a small town northeast of...
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The 1920s ‘Circus Girl’ Who Fought Sexism—With Tigers
When the Al G. Barnes circus came to Clovis, New Mexico, in 1921, the Clovis News highlighted one performer whose reputation preceded her. “Woman has achieved many startling things in recent years. She...
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Bowers Mansion in New Washoe City, Nevada
The Comstock Lode was the first major discovery of silver ore in U.S. history, and it sent a small handful of Americans from the working class to a new life of affluence. Two of those who struck it...
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Read the Original Pitch for Thanksgiving, From the Editress Who Created the...
By the time she started pitching Thanksgiving to America, Sarah Josepha Hale knew her power. She was edging towards 60, and for a decade she had been the editress (her preferred term) of Godey’s Lady’s...
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Village of Twins in Kodhini, India
Twins are fairly rare worldwide—only one in 80 births results in two babies rather than the standard one. In India, it's even lower, closer to one in 250. Strangely enough though, the village of...
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Inside Bolivia's Skull Festival, Where the Dead Get Diamonds and Sunglasses
On an overcast November day, Juan Chipon strolled into the chapel at the Cementerio General in La Paz, Bolivia, carrying the skull of his father. While this might sound like the beginning of a horror...
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Found: The First Mausoleum Where a 'Miracle' Viking King Was Buried
Like many a viking king, Olaf II of Norway, also known as Olaf Haraldsson, is thought to have died in battle. The year was 1030, and Olaf was leading an army to defend Christianity in the Battle of...
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Arte Sella in Borgo Valsugana, Italy
Val Sella is a diminutive valley located in the the Valsugana region of Trentino. Peppered with tiny clusters of cottages and hotels but devoid of any substantial villages, it nevertheless contains one...
View ArticleWatch Anti-Hitler Vegetable Propaganda
During World War II, food rationing was one way that American civilians remained engaged in the war effort. By conserving their food at home they left more for servicemen, who, being well-fed, could go...
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Records Reveal the FBI's 7 Types of Protesters
A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.As part of their excellent ongoing coverage of the #NoDAPL protests, the folks at Unicorn Riot received a copy of the FEMA crowd control...
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