Strangeness | Vintage News
What do Tulips and Bitcoins have in common
Ancient Greek explorer Pytheas may have discovered Britain and even the Arctic Ocean and Iceland
The Dutch “Tulip Mania” bubble, when the flower cost more than a canal house in Amsterdam and a sailor was jailed for eating a tulip bulb by mistake
The SS Californian, the ship that failed to rescue Titanic survivors despite being 20 miles away
17th century Hungarian serial killer Countess Elizabeth Báthory was as horrifying as mythical Count Dracula
The ‘Flintstone’ village where many houses were built inside the cliff
The Harpe brothers: The first recorded serial killers in the United States
Agatha Christie disappeared for ten days in 1926, 1,000 officers and 15,000 volunteers searched for her until she was found in a hotel, registered as “Mrs Teresa Neele”
The best way to get rich during the California Gold Rush was by selling mining pans for nearly $250 in today’s dollars and eggs for $92 each
DNA tests of remains believed to be that of a yeti, also called the Abominable Snowman, turned out not to be an ape
