Journalist Nellie Bly pretended insanity to expose the abuse in an asylum on Blackwell’s Island she called “a human rat trap” News
After Ava Gardner swam naked in Hemingway’s pool, he supposedly ordered that the water never be changed News
The tragedy of the Dionne quintuplets, exploited by doctors, parents, and other family members News Lifestyle Strangeness
Pinkerton Detective Agency of the Wild West that tracked Jesse James’ train-robbing spree with revolutionary strategies is still up and running News Lifestyle Strangeness
Research points to Homo sapiens’ direct ancestors migrating out of Africa 2 million years ago News Strangeness
Bruce Chatwin: The man who revitalized travel writing after following his childhood dream of going to Patagonia News
No traces found today of SS Baychimo, the “Ghost Ship of the Arctic” that roamed the seas unmanned for decades News Abandoned Spaces Self-Propelled Strangeness
“STENDEC”: The mysterious 1947 Star Dust airliner crash and the final bizarre message sent by the crew Strangeness News Self-Propelled
Edvard Munch’s famous painting “The Scream” may have been partially inspired by the 1883 volcano on Krakatoa News Strangeness
The Beach Boys sang about a California culture of sun and sand in the 1960s but didn’t actually like to surf themselves News Glamour Lifestyle Strangeness Vintage Hollywood
The reason John F. Kennedy kept a battered coconut shell on his desk in the Oval Office News Battlefields Interiors Strangeness