Halloween’s Secret History: The eerie truths behind the Jack-o-lantern, the costumes, and the “dumb supper” Strangeness
The “Batavia” mutiny of 1629: On the way to the Dutch East Indies, betrayal, deception, and murder Strangeness
The Amazing Colditz Glider: A makeshift plane made by daring British prisoners during WWII to escape to freedom Self-Propelled
People used magic to get out of Roman toilets alive and other revelations about daily life in ancient world Strangeness
The “Apache Joan of Arc” and the other courageous Native American women of the 19th century Strangeness
Anne Bonny was a violent & ferocious warrior & one of the few female pirates to sail the high seas Featured News
A 450-year-old book advises young samurai how to prepare for combat, the secret to viewing death calmly–and what to name the baby Strangeness
Kings and queens of ancient world buried in “beehive tombs,” including Trojan conqueror Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, the wife whom legend has it murdered him Interiors
Den Gamle By’s open-air museum will make anyone feel as if they’re about to bump into Hans Christian Andersen Strangeness