Strangeness | Vintage News
Julius Caesar brought the first giraffe to Europe, the Romans called it a “cameleopard”
Hafele–Keating experiment – Two atomic clocks flew twice around the world, eastward and westward. Back at home, they each showed different times
Pinsetters – The young boys who stayed up until midnight to manually reset bowling pins
There used to be a real horse-sized duck – the Dromornis Stirtoni
The Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum to re-enact sea battles
Ketchup originated in China as a boiled-down brine of pickled fish and spices called ‘ke-chiap’.
Mellified man- or human mummy confection was an ancient medicinal substance created by steeping a human cadaver in honey
Leo Fender, inventor of Fender Guitars, never learned how to play the guitar.
The Rai Stones – Huge stone wheels used as currency on the island of Yap
“Checkmate” derives from the Persian phrase “Shah Met” which means “the King is Dead”
