In WWII, the 20-year-old George H. W. Bush was only one of group of nine airmen who escaped fate worse than death Strangeness
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