Strangeness | Vintage News
The origin of the heart shape ideograph as a symbol of love
The influential horror writer H. P. Lovecraft drew inspiration from the nightmares that haunted him throughout his childhood
Heddal stave church is the largest in Norway, and according to a legend it was built in three days by five farmers
The sinking of SS Mohegan is the greatest disaster in the history of the Atlantic Transport Line
So, there is a town in Texas called Earth; It is the only place on planet Earth that is named Earth
The sitter from “The Ugly Duchess,” Quentin Matsys’ most famous painting suffered a rare bone disease
One of Scotland’s greatest treasure was carried into the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314
“The Turk” was a fake chess-playing automaton that defeated Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte
That time when the fountains at the Gardens of Versailles consumed more water per day than the entire city of Paris
People used hammers and chisels to open up tin cans until the can opener was invented
