Strangeness | Vintage News
Moondyne Joe, the escape artist that no prison could hold, not even a specially designed concrete “escape-proof” cell
Four shark killings in 1916 triggered a tsunami of hysteria that inspired Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster “Jaws”
“Evacuate the children, put up the blackout curtains, kill the cat”: The mass pet killings of 1939
Sentimental Items and Trash Were Left Behind on the Moon’s Surface
There’s gold in them thar jeans: The truth behind the tale of a Chinese laundryman who got rich during the Gold Rush washing miners’ clothes
The brilliant and misunderstood Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear after arguing with Paul Gaugin and gave it to a prostitute, saying “Keep it carefully”
A Roman Sacrificial “Gate to Hell” and how Priests Survived the Toxic Fumes
Before the Marlboro Man came to life in the 1950s, the cigarette was advertised with the slogan “Mild as May” in effort to target society ladies
The 19th century Hindu ascetic Sadhu Haridas was revived after allegedly being buried for 40 days
In Ancient Greece, prostitutes wore special sandals that printed a message in the ground reading, “Follow me”
