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British occultist Aleister Crowley traveled to the Algerian desert in 1909 to summon Choronzon, a highly dangerous entity known in mystical circles as the demon of dispersion.
British occultist Aleister Crowley traveled to the Algerian desert in 1909 to summon Choronzon, a highly dangerous entity known in mystical circles as the…
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Psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich decided in the 1930s that he had discovered 'orgone', a mystical, omnipresent life energy that was supposedly responsible for everything from gravity to human sexuality.
Psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich decided in the 1930s that he had discovered 'orgone', a mystical, omnipresent life energy that was supposedly responsible for…
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Stephenie Meyer's dream Edward Cullen aged out of her fantasy casting.
Stephenie Meyer's dream Edward Cullen aged out of her fantasy casting. Meyer had pictured Henry Cavill as Edward, but wrote in 2007 that he was now 24 and too…
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Monopoly's ancestor put rent collection on a game board in 1904.
Monopoly's ancestor put rent collection on a game board in 1904. Lizzie Magie's patented Landlord's Game sent players around a board of properties, payments…
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Nineteenth-century theosophists aggressively promoted the existence of Lemuria, a mythical sunken continent in the Indian and Pacific Oceans that supposedly served as the cradle of humanity.
Nineteenth-century theosophists aggressively promoted the existence of Lemuria, a mythical sunken continent in the Indian and Pacific Oceans that supposedly…
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The Walking Dead hid blue meth in Merle's drug stash.
The Walking Dead hid blue meth in Merle's drug stash. In the episode Bloodletting, Daryl produces a bag belonging to his brother that contains blue crystals.…
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Modena keeps a wooden bucket as a trophy from a medieval rivalry.
Modena keeps a wooden bucket as a trophy from a medieval rivalry. The bucket is associated with the 1325 Battle of Zappolino against Bologna and later became…
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English servant Mary Toft managed to convince the most prominent doctors in eighteenth-century Britain, including the personal surgeon to King George I, that she was actively giving birth to litters of rabbits in 1726.
English servant Mary Toft managed to convince the most prominent doctors in eighteenth-century Britain, including the personal surgeon to King George I, that…
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A store in Alabama sells the luggage nobody reclaimed.
A store in Alabama sells the luggage nobody reclaimed. Unclaimed Baggage buys bags after airlines finish tracing efforts and settle passenger claims. Workers…
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Strawberries are a serious source of vitamin C.
Strawberries are a serious source of vitamin C. NIH's food table lists about 49 milligrams in half a cup of sliced strawberries, compared with 70 in a medium…
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Inhaling helium causes the human voice to sound incredibly high-pitched because sound travels nearly three times faster through helium than it does through normal air.
Inhaling helium causes the human voice to sound incredibly high-pitched because sound travels nearly three times faster through helium than it does through…
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The gamers beat their fellow surgeons in a skills test.
The gamers beat their fellow surgeons in a skills test. A 2007 study of 33 surgeons linked past gaming of more than three hours a week with 37% fewer errors…
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Massachusetts issued plates when motorists elsewhere still made their own.
Massachusetts issued plates when motorists elsewhere still made their own. The state began supplying registration plates in 1903, whereas earlier Boston rules…
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Overhydration, also known as water intoxication, occurs when excessive liquid consumption dilutes the sodium levels in your bloodstream, leading to a potentially fatal condition…
Overhydration, also known as water intoxication, occurs when excessive liquid consumption dilutes the sodium levels in your bloodstream, leading to a…
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Frank Sinatra had to be offered Die Hard before Bruce Willis made John McClane famous.
Frank Sinatra had to be offered Die Hard before Bruce Willis made John McClane famous. The film adapted a sequel to the novel behind The Detective, whose…
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Your front teeth are eight tiny chisels built to slice through food
Your eight incisors have thin, flat edges that slice off bites, like little chisels meeting an apple. The molars take over afterward, crushing and grinding…
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Euro travelers cross borders without changing currencies
Crossing from one euro-using country to another doesn’t require swapping bills or recalculating every menu price. The same number on the tag still means the…
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Popular tourist photos erase hundreds of people from the frame
An empty-looking plaza photo may have been edited to remove around 300 other tourists from the frame.
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A drone’s aerial footage can leave everyone below listening to a flying lawnmower
The footage may look serene, but people below hear the drone's high-pitched mechanical whine instead of the quiet of their vacation.
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Mussolini made being a bachelor taxable
Fascist Italy introduced a tax on unmarried men aged 25 to 65 in 1927 as part of its push for a larger population. Marriage was no longer only a family or…
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Wild animals run on wheels just for fun
Wild mice run on wheels placed outdoors, with open ground all around them. The wheel turns a natural urge to run into a tiny voluntary workout; apparently the…
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Why superglue bonds skin so quickly
Cyanoacrylate hardens when it meets tiny amounts of water on surfaces, including your skin, as its molecules rapidly link into a rigid plastic mesh. That…
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The first baby stroller was pulled by a goat
In 1733, William Kent designed an ornate, shell-shaped carriage for the Duke of Devonshire's children, and a small goat pulled it around the estate.
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Phantom smells make you detect odors that are not actually there
Some interpret phantom pipe smoke as a nearby presence, though a neighbor’s barbecue could be the mundane explanation.
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