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Witches' Weigh House in Oudewater, Netherlands
In the small Netherlands town of Oudewater there is a historic weigh house not unlike a number similar buildings around the Netherlands, accept this one is known primarily for weighing witches.A weigh...
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In 1988, One Rogue Worm Shut Down 10 Percent Of The Internet
A computer, circa 1988. (Photo: German Federal Archives/WikiCommons Public Domain)On November 3rd, 1988, about 6,000 internet users booted up their systems and noticed something strange. Normally...
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Fleeting Wonders: Skydiver Dangles From a Plane at 10,000 Feet
A standard, incident-free skydive. (Photo: Jef132/Wikipedia)Skydiving is a terrifying prospect for many, but in most cases, the fear is irrational—according to the United States Parachute Association,...
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The Pyramid of Senusret II in Lahun, Egypt
Egypt is synonymous with its famous block pyramids, but they are not the only pyramids in the country. There are also less photogenic examples of triangular tombs that have not weathered the ages quite...
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FOUND: A Giant American Raptor
A sketch of Dakotaraptor steini (Image: Emily Willoughby/KU)Velociraptor, though the most famous raptor, was not actually that large. It was, as Discover Magazine puts it, "roughly the size of a...
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Object of Intrigue: the Prosthetic Iron Hand of a 16th-Century Knight
(Photos: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg/Wikipedia)Fierce German mercenary knight Götz von Berlichingen loved a good feud. As a soldier for hire in the early 1500s, he and his rogue crew of...
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O'Shea's Pub in Valentia Island , Ireland
Located on a far corner of Valentia Island, off the coast of the ring of Kerry, O'Shea's pub has the honor of being one of the furthest flung bars in the world, that you can't – and could never – buy a...
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A Ride-Along With the Underground Railroad Rescued Kitty Network
(Photo: Popel Arseniy/shutterstock.com)The following is an account of events experienced first-hand.The rendezvous was arranged for a motel parking lot just off the I-44 freeway in Oklahoma. (“Please...
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The Suffragettes Who Learned Martial Arts to Fight for Votes
Famous Bodyguard Edith Garrud demonstrates a jujitsu move on a policeman. (Photo: Tony Wolf/Public Domain)Beneath the folds of their Victorian dresses, the Suffrajitsus concealed wooden...
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A Matter of Taste: Inside the Edible Sex Toy Industry
His and Hers Candypants, in strawberry and watermelon flavor. (Photos: Amazon)Eating and sex have a lot in common: they’re both necessary human activities that we’ve managed to find pleasure in. With...
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Koyashskoe Salt Lake in Kerch, Ukraine
Lake Koyashskoe is an anomaly in the sense that the drier it gets, the more beautiful it becomes. This is because as the water evaporates and the salt content rises, the microscopic algae and brine...
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Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa in Omoa, Honduras
Omoa, a city located on a small bay on the Caribbean Sea coast of Honduras, is home to an 18th century Spanish fort, built for protection from the pirates raiding the Atlantic Ocean. The fortress of...
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The Yankee Siege Catapult in Greenfield, New Hampshire
In 2004, a family of New Hampshire farmers conceived of and built a massive, six-story-tall trebuchet (a catapult with a weighted counterbalance that provides enormous throwing power) and named it the...
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Exploring the Over-the-Top Texas Tradition of Homecoming Mums
A selection of homecoming mums from Peace, Love and Mums. (Photo: Courtesy Peace, Love and Mums)The long held stereotype goes that everything is bigger in Texas: louder, brasher, imposing in its...
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Mr. Small's Funhouse in Millvale, Pennsylvania
From the altar of what once was an 18th-century Catholic church, performers now get different types of congregations jumping and dancing. Nationally-recognized acts spanning all genres of music from...
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Adams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola P, Canada
When millions of bright red sockeye salmon return to the Kamloops, British Columbia area, one of the world's most beautiful migrations takes place in a shallow Canadian riverbed. Every year, like...
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Point Reyes Boat in Inverness, California
Beached on a sandbar in Inverness, California, the abandoned Point Reyes Boat would seem to be little more than a large piece of detritus littering an otherwise protected wetland, but don't tell that...
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The Grave of Albert Camus in Lourmarin, France
In a remote cemetery on the outskirts of the quiet village of Lourmarin, Provence, is the final resting place of author Albert Camus. Nobel prize winning author, one-time member of the French...
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Why Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits
At the FBI (Photo: Dave Newman/Flickr)A few years back, when the Pew Research Center surveyed Mormons in America about their place in society, more than 60 percent of the participants said that...
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The Explosive Past And Uncertain Future Of The All-American Punkin Chunk
A punkin, mid-chunk. (Photo: Room 237/WikiCommons CC BY-SA 3.0)It's the saddest sight of fall: a rotting pumpkin on a stoop, its little face crumpled into a goopy mess that won't get moved until...
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