“Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley requested LSD on his deathbed, a request granted by his wife … Strangeness
In Vosper’s famous painting “Salem,” an elderly woman’s cloak reveals the mouth, the eyes and the beard of the devil himself Strangeness
Radioactivity, UFOs, cults, or just plain weirdness: The Lead Masks Case of Brazil is a baffling unsolved case News Strangeness
In 1953, a limited edition of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” featured books bound in asbestos to prevent them from burning News
Eli Wallach almost got killed three times during the filming of Sergio Leone’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” News
Pet dogs were forbidden in the capital of Iceland until the ban was finally lifted in 1984 Strangeness
The beak-nosed plague-doctor mask that continues to terrify was invented in the 17th century because of bad smells News Strangeness
In Ancient Egypt, cats were mummified and buried with jewelry, and harming a cat was an offense that could be punished with death Strangeness