• The Hidden Meaning Of Radiohead's Street Spirit

    When singer Thom Yorke calls one of the band's own songs the most "hopeless" out of anything they've ever written, that's a sign that there's some seriously heavy, tragic, and horrifically mournful music at hand.

    By Richard Milner September 4th, 2020 Read More
  • Marriages That Changed The Course Of History

    Marriages sometimes change more than lives. They change history. They might have started out as love affairs, political alliances, or arrangements, but they all had a major impact on the world. Here are some marriages that changed the course of history.

    By Jeff Somers September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Untold Truth Of Coffin Clubs

    Williams, told how she "gathered some old blokes who were ex-carpenters and builders, and a group of women that would get creative, and we started it up in my garage and carport." From there a small community of 50 to 60 people would show up on Wednesdays to construct and decorate coffins.

    By Felix Behr September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About The Whirling Dervishes

    The practice of spinning to reach Sufism was begun by the followers of the 13th-century poet and Sufi mystic Rumi, also known as Mevlana. Rumi met a traveling dervish, or holy man, named Shams al-Din in 1244 and believed him to be divine. Rumi began to devote more time to al-Din than his studies.

    By Cody Copeland September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason So Many Victorian Men Had Beards

    Thick beards, doctors believed, trap impurities from the air before they entered the body, much as nose hair does. Some doctors told their patients, especially those who often engaged in public speaking, like politicians, to grow full beards to prevent sore throats.

    By Emilia David September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • Roald Dahl's Unceremonious Last Words

    You'll remember him from the classic childhood adventures he told in books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, and others. But you might be surprised by the last words to come out of Roald Dahl's mouth before he died.

    By Cody Copeland September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Magical Door You've Never Heard Of In Rome

    Porta Alchemica is an actual door in modern-day Rome, in a park next to Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, practically smack dab in the center of the city. When we add the odd occult superstition into the mix, the reality of Porta Alchemica does indeed start to sound like something stranger than fiction.

    By Richard Milner September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The True Story Of The Spanish Armada

    The Spanish Armada is often the story of the underdog English, saved from certain destruction by guts and gusty providence. The true story of the Spanish Armada, as with any event from centuries past where thousands of people die, is far more complicated than you may think.

    By Thomas A Brown September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Ongoing Treasure Hunt That's Killed 4 People

    Everyone probably wouldn't mind finding buried treasure, but not everyone would necessarily risk their lives to find it. One particular treasure known as Fenn's Gold was found in June, but not without people dying in their quest to retrieve it.

    By Allison Matyus September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Unsolved Mystery Of The Lead Masks Case

    A young man was flying a kite on Vintém Hill when he made a truly chilling discovery: Two bodies lying on the ground in some tall weeds. These weren't just any old mortal remains, either. The dead men were both dressed in suits and waterproof coats, and they had strange lead masks over their eyes.

    By Pauli Poisuo September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • The Bestselling Book Of All Time Might Surprise You

    A quick, anecdotal survey of "What do you think is the most widely-sold book of all time?" might result in predictable answers like the Bible (King James version, perhaps?), or The Holy Quran. Of course, there are a lot of under-the-hood factors that need to be considered.

    By Richard Milner September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • What The MMA Has Proven About Heavier Fighters

    MMA allows fighters to train in whatever discipline they want and fight with a myriad of styles that keep viewers pawning their stereos to afford the pay-per-view specials. Two fighters, male or female, sweaty and rolling around or the ground while they beat each other's brains out.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • The Worst Thing That Happened At Woodstock

    Woodstock was plagued by a number of unfortunate mishaps and the results of bad planning, but there's one event that is a strong contender for the worst thing that happened at the legendary 1969 hippie hoedown: the death of Raymond Mizsak.

    By Cody Copeland September 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • This Is What Happened After A Fighter Pilot Chased After A UFO

    The orb accelerated faster and moved more sharply than any craft Gorman had ever seen in the air. At two points during the chase, the object and Gorman played a game of chicken, with Gorman pulling away at the last second during the first encounter and the orb doing the same during the second.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • What You Didn't Know About Cleopatra's Famous Eye Makeup

    The eyeshadow protected the eye from the midday sun glinting off the Nile river, and the liner was to keep harmful bacteria and sand away. Before the invention of makeup, it was common for Egyptians to contract infections when dirt got in their eyes.

    By Emilia David September 2nd, 2020 Read More