A dance to die for: The mysterious phenomenon of Medieval Europe that drove people to dance until collapse Strangeness
The ultra-ruthless Cocaine Godmother of Colombia invented the motorcycle drive-by shooting that killed her Strangeness
Herman Kahn: The physicist, nuclear-war strategist, and Cold War “scenario planner” who inspired Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” Strangeness
The Toda People: A small pastoral tribe with a fascinating social life and rich cultural history Strangeness
When Thanksgiving resembled Halloween and “Ragamuffin Day” parades of costumed children mocked the poor Strangeness
One of the last autographs John Lennon signed was on December 8, 1980, the day he died, and it was at the request of his murderer Strangeness
“Diabolus in Musica”: How the Devil came into his dream and inspired Giuseppe Tartini to compose the Violin Sonata in G Minor, “The Devil’s Trill” Strangeness
The Sentinelese tribe living on an island in the Indian Ocean have rejected outsider contact for centuries and still greet visitors with arrow attack Strangeness
The Green Children of Woolpit: a story possibly inspired by the 12th century persecution of Flemish immigrants Strangeness
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