People used magic to get out of Roman toilets alive and other revelations about daily life in ancient world Strangeness
In fifth-century Europe, socks were usually worn by “holy” people to symbolize purity Strangeness Archeology News
As legend has it, Major Oak, one of the largest oak trees in England, sheltered Robin Hood and his Merry Men News
Basques can breathe easier after Iceland abolishes old law calling for them to be killed on sight News
In a Chicago museum is a 3,000-year-old Egyptian bust of a woman that reminds people of Michael Jackson News Archeology Strangeness
In 1925, two medical students spent 1,500 hours dissecting a nervous system while keeping it intact, their project today valued at $1 million Lifestyle Strangeness
Stalin’s daughter defected to U.S. in 1967, but returned to the Soviet Union in 1984 Strangeness Battlefields
Turkish women had a legal right to divorce if their husbands forbade them from going to hammams, the traditional steam baths Interiors News Strangeness