The Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses Strangeness
Chillingham Castle in Northumberland: a centuries-old witness of wars, deaths, and tortures Strangeness
Thousands of witch doctors registered in Tanzania, where witchcraft is a part of everyday life Strangeness
Swing Kids: The brave youth subculture in 1930s Germany that opposed the regime by dancing to “degenerate” jazz and swing Strangeness
Mental breakdowns, substance abuse, an obese Marlon Brando: Welcome to “Apocalypse Now,” the film that nearly killed both Francis Coppola and Martin Sheen Strangeness
When Julius Caesar brought the first giraffe to Europe, the perplexed Romans called it a “cameleopard” Strangeness
Vaporwave: A retro-futuristic subculture that waxes nostalgic for the 1990s while mocking smooth jazz elevator music … Strangeness
Henbane: Egyptians smoked it, witches used it for “flying ointment,” and it poisoned Hamlet’s father … Strangeness
The bizarre story of how a railroad worker survived an iron rod which went through his skull News Strangeness