The Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon, eager for money to wage war on Britain, sold the land to U.S.–and a British bank financed the sale Strangeness
A Crypt that’s believed to be Jesus’ Tomb has been opened for the first time in centuries Featured News
The Devil’s Bridge in Kromlau Park, Germany, was designed to reflect a perfect circle in the water News
The Secrets of Medieval Castles: Stairs are built in a clockwise fashion for a clever reason Abandoned Spaces
17th century Hungarian serial killer Countess Elizabeth Báthory was as horrifying as mythical Count Dracula Strangeness
A Victorian theory that Mars was once artificially irrigated by a desperate advanced civilization Strangeness
John Cazale, the actor who appeared in only five movies, all nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award Glamour
A dance to die for: The mysterious phenomenon of Medieval Europe that drove people to dance until collapse Strangeness