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
Viking shieldmaidens accompanied men in invasions overseas in far greater numbers than previously believed News
“Truly a fairytale”: The enchanting Hohenschwangau Castle, built by King Maximilian of Bavaria Interiors
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