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” Strangeness
How the Devil came into his dream and inspired Giuseppe Tartini to compose the Violin Sonata in G Minor, “The Devil’s Trill” Strangeness
Shot and blinded, a pigeon named Cher Ami continued her flight and saved 197 American soldiers at the end of World War I Strangeness Battlefields
Hluboká, the most romantic castle in Bohemia: Built in 13th century, it was re-modeled to look like a Tudor residence in 19th century Strangeness
A comet appearing after assassination of Julius Caesar made Romans believe he was a deity Strangeness
The French founder of L’Oreal, world’s largest cosmetics company, admired Hitler and befriended Nazi leaders Strangeness
Florence Foster Jenkins: The world’s worst opera singer who sold out Carnegie Hall weeks in advance Strangeness
“The Wealthiest Woman in America” was so stingy she took her injured son to a free clinic and so paranoid that she slept holding a gun, a chain of bank-deposit keys around her waist Strangeness
Princess Angeline: When the settlers arrived, the eldest daughter of “Chief Seattle” refused to leave her land Strangeness