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FOUND: A Comet Stocked With Booze
Comet Lovejoy (Image: Fabrice Noel/NASA)Comet Lovejoy passed close to Earth this winter, and it was exceptionally bright. Not since 1997 has such an active comet passed by our planet; you could see...
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Our Lady of the Pines in Eglon, West Virginia
Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church is miniscule. That much is undeniable. But in a nation competing for the title of biggest and smallest whatevers, this church's true charm lies in the fine line it...
View Article100 Wonders: The Bone Church
"Remember, man, that you are dust and unto dust you shall return."Any lapsed Catholic will remember this line, as it's part of the tradition of Ash Wednesday celebration. It has its roots in "memento...
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The Scientist Whose Lab Is a Haunted House
Margee Kerr and a friend. (Image courtesy of Margee Kerr)This article originally appeared on Motherboard.Deep in the basement of Pittsburgh’s haunted house attraction Scarehouse, Death awaits. Standing...
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Fleeting Wonders: Sumo Wrestlers Compete in a 100-Meter Dash
A sumo wrestler stretches before battle—but will it be in the ring or on the track? (Photo: Nakatani Yoshifumi/WikiCommons CC BY 2.0)The sumo wrestler physique is not normally associated with the...
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Palacio Postal in Mexico City, Mexico
The architecture of this jaw-dropping, century-old post office nestled in the center of Mexico City's bustling historic central district would be glorious enough on its own; Palacio Postal's true...
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The Story Behind the World's Most Terrifying Haunted Doll
Robert the Doll, in close up. (Photo: Cayobo/flickr)Here is something that most people would agree is true about Robert the Doll: He’s terrifying.Ostensibly a little boy in a sailor suit, his careworn...
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Are There Still Real Skeletons In Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean"?
A fake skeleton, cozy in a bed decorated with an (allegedly) real skull. (Photo: Anna Fox/Flickr)For theme park buffs, Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" is considered to be the gold standard of...
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Wallace Hartley's Gravestone in Colne, England
“Gentlemen. It has been a privilege playing with you tonight.”In James Cameron’s Titanic, bandmaster Wallace Henry Hartley says these words to his fellow musicians in the wee hours of the morning on...
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The Rise and Fall of Cruisingforsex.com, a Digital Atlas of Casual Encounters
"The Garden of Earthly Delights", by Hieronyous Bosch. (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons)Even in Disney World, an impenetrable fortress of G-rated delights, sex is happening.Hop on a complimentary...
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The Tarantula-Possessed Women Who Could Only Be Cured By Dance
A map of southern Italy, decorated with tarantulas, from Giorgio Baglivi's Opera omnia medico-practica et anatomica, 1723. (Photo: Angelica Calabrese) On a hot day in the summer of 1728, Anna Palazzo...
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Warsaw Gasworks Museum in Warszawa, Poland
Beautifully preserved, the Warsaw Gasworks (also known as the "Wola Gas Company") is one of the most pristine examples of historical industrial architecture from the late 19th and early 20th century....
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Hypnotizing Moving Maps of Bird Migration Patterns
An occurrence map for the American Pipit. (Image: eBird.org)Want to be mesmerized by an expanding orange glow while being reminded of how little and flightless you are? Then eBird.org's bird occurrence...
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Calvert Cliffs State Park in Lusby, Maryland
The Chesapeake Bay and its shores were explored and charted by Captain John Smith in the early 17th century, and he originally named these cliffs for his Mom (aww…), calling them “Riccard’s Cliftes.”...
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The House with The Blood Stains in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Overlooking the Amstel canal in Amsterdam is a building with a plain gray facade, which upon closer inspection, is marked with strange reddish-brown symbols that are said to be the bloody handiwork of...
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Paramount Film Exchange in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The imposing brick building at 1725 Boulevard of the Allies was once part of a whole district of places where theater managers would come to view and rent films for their businesses, directly from the...
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Object of Intrigue: Boglins, The Greatest Monsters You've Never Heard Of
Boglins were the best monster toys you've never heard of. (Image: Blengyblengy/Wikipedia)Everyone fortunate enough to have toys as a child has a favorite one that sticks in their mind for the rest of...
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Here's How Long it Would Take for Vampires to Annihilate Humanity
Detail from The Vampire by Philip Burne-Jones. (Image: Wikipedia/Public domain)To vanquish a vampire, one generally employs a stake, a cross, a string of garlic, or a combination of all three. But...
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Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens in Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens may be the only remaining example of a formal English garden in the entire country, but whether or not it is the last, it certainly seems like it is trying to be the...
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Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America's Most Haunted Road
All illustrations by Matt Lubchansky1.In a part of New Jersey where snakes slither slowly across a road, still coiled and yet somehow still moving; in a part of New Jersey where an insect that looks...
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