Meet The Candiru – The Penis Probing Fish Of Your Nightmares
This post was originally published on this siteThe candiru is a tiny, but fearsome, beast that lives in the rivers of the Amazon, and has […]
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The Legend Of The Jersey Devil And Its Connection To Ben Franklin
This post was originally published on this siteThe Jersey Devil has many origins and versions, but it has been haunting the state of New Jersey […]
The Truth Behind The Legend Of The Chupacabra
This post was originally published on this siteFor decades the legend of the chupacabra has terrorized the Americas, from Chile to Maine, but where did […]
The Story Of The Exploding Pants Epidemic Of 1930s New Zealand
This post was originally published on this siteYes, in the early 1930s, New Zealand was plagued by an actual surge in exploding pants. FlickrA backyard […]
Pierre Brassau, The Esteemed Artist – And Chimpanzee
This post was originally published on this siteEven after learning Pierre Brassau was Peter the Chimp, critics still commended his work, and one man even […]
Getting To Know Aleister Crowley — The Wickedest Man In The World
This post was originally published on this siteAleister Crowley was branded the “Wickedest Man in the World,” but what was really going on inside the […]
Was The Moon Landing Faked? Why Conspiracy Nuts Think So
This post was originally published on this siteOne theory proposes that the moon landing actually took place on a Hollywood set. Another suggests that Area […]
Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt Went For A Swim And Never Came Back
This post was originally published on this siteHarold Holt was prime minister of Australia for less than two years before he went for a swim […]
The “Orphan Train” That Brought Kids Around The Country For No-Background-Check Adoptions
This post was originally published on this siteBefore there was modern-day adoption and a fully-vetted foster care system, there was the Orphan Train, which transported […]
Inside The Unification Church’s Strange Mass Wedding Ceremonies [VIDEO]
This post was originally published on this siteOver the years, due to the practices and the treatment of the members, the church has been referred […]
30 Last Meals Of Infamous Criminals Before They Were Executed
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 31 Dubbed “The Vampire of Düsseldorf” for his habit of trying to drink the blood […]
The Bizarre Tale Of The World War II Ghost Blimp And Its Missing Crew
This post was originally published on this siteUnofficial answers for the ghost blimp’s missing crew range from an enemy attack to alien abductions. Wikimedia CommonsA […]
Was Edith Wilson Actually America’s First Female President?
This post was originally published on this siteFor just over a year, Edith Wilson took on the duties of the president, following her husband’s stroke, […]
In 1994 The U.S. Military Actually Considered Building A “Gay Bomb”
This post was originally published on this siteThe idea of a gay bomb came from a desire to debilitate and distract their opponents but not […]
The Scold’s Bridle — How Men In The Middle Ages Dealt With Gossiping Wives
This post was originally published on this siteWomen who gossipped in the Middle Ages faced public humiliation at the hands of their husbands when they […]
The Gruesome Story Of The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders
This post was originally published on this siteThe bloody, mysterious Villisca Axe Murders have stumped authorities for over a century, despite numerous suspects, two trials, […]
Ambergris — How Rare Whale Vomit Ended Up In Your Perfume
This post was originally published on this siteThrough history, perfumeries have used ambergris as a binding agent. But where exactly does the mysterious ingredient come […]
How The Philadelphia Experiment Became Famous Despite Never Happening
This post was originally published on this siteThe Philadelphia experiment on the USS Eldridge remains one of the most famous governmental experiments to date. The […]
Robert Wadlow — The Tragically Short Life Of The World’s Tallest Man
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever live, and though his life was cut tragically short, it […]
Why The Allies Thought Hitler Might’ve Escaped To Argentina
This post was originally published on this siteThough the official story is that Hitler killed himself in his bunker in 1945, conspiracy theories have arisen […]
The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the […]
The Mystery Of Rosalia Lombardo, The Child Mummy Who Can “Open Her Eyes”
This post was originally published on this siteNot only did a secret formula allow Rosalia Lombardo to become one of Earth’s best-preserved mummies, but many […]
Random Facts That Will Totally Melt Your Brain And Shock Your Friends
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Abraham Lincoln’s wrestling career to the killer habits of cats, these interesting random facts will leave your […]
Snake Wine — Southeast Asia’s Creepiest Alternative Medicine
This post was originally published on this siteSnake wine is considered by many Southeast Asian people to be a miracle cure-all, but how exactly is […]
17 Real-Life Monsters And The Truth Behind Each
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 35 Indonesian Hairy Blob This giant, almost impossible to identify blob washed up on a […]