The “human alarm” was a legitimate profession called a “Knocker up” – this footage from 1920 shows what it looked like to be a knocker upper Strangeness Videos
In the Icelandic folk tales, Dverghamrar (Dwarf Rocks) is the home of supernatural beings such as dwarfs and elves News Strangeness
This is Jonathan, 182-year-old giant tortoise from St.Helena & the oldest land creature currently living News Strangeness
Allegedly consisting of iron beaten out of a nail used at the crucifixion of Jesus: The Iron Crown of Lombardy Strangeness