When Julius Caesar brought the first giraffe to Europe, the perplexed Romans called it a “cameleopard” Strangeness
Paul Newman was delighted to learn he’d landed on President Richard Nixon’s “enemies list” Strangeness
Vaporwave: A retro-futuristic subculture that waxes nostalgic for the 1990s while mocking smooth jazz elevator music Strangeness
The Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon, eager for money to wage war on Britain, sold the land to U.S.–and a British bank financed the sale Strangeness
“Constructed” by freight trains, Ukraine’s Tunnel of Love is now an alluring form of green architecture Strangeness
At 800-year-old Berkeley Castle, the gardens are gorgeous but the stories chilling of pitiless murder of Edward II Strangeness
“Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley requested LSD on his deathbed, a request granted by his wife Strangeness
Disney whitewashed the story of Pinocchio, originally that of an ungrateful and “wretched boy,” hanged for his mistakes Strangeness
Halloween’s Secret History: The eerie truths behind the Jack-o-lantern, the costumes, and the “dumb supper” Strangeness
The “Batavia” mutiny of 1629: On the way to the Dutch East Indies, betrayal, deception, and murder Strangeness