Category: Weird
During the Middle Ages, bats (called “witches’ birds”) were associated with witches, devils, and other evil-doers. In 1332, Lady Jacaume of Bayonne in France was publicly burned because “crowds …
If you ever thought “Why am I torturing myself” on a treadmill, you aren’t far off. Treadmills or Treadwheels were invented in 1818 by an English engineer named Sir …
Warning: Do not operate heavy machinery while checking out these ridiculous warnings and ahem…useful information. My personal favorite warning label? “Wearing of this garment does not allow you to …
The idea of having a ‘hair of the dog (that bit you)’ was once entirely literal. In the Middle Ages, anyone bitten by a stray dog would run after …
The secret to Donald Trump’s famous mop of hair is out – his doctor says he uses a drug to stimulate hair growth. Dr. Harold Bornstein told the New York Times …
A Chinese immigration ban explicitly excluded Chinese from the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 banned Chinese laborers from entering the country under penalty of imprisonment and …
There’s a ‘Tinder for orangutans’ – Orang you glad? A zoo in the Netherlands hopes to encourage emm.. dating in orangutans by allowing females to select a mate by pushing …
A disgruntled woman called police in Australia to complain about the price of marijuana in her community. Guess it was too high? The woman, from Australia’s Northern Territory, reported …
A Russian monarchist says that three uninhabited islands in the Pacific will become the restored Romanov Empire. Bakov himself is Archchancellor of the Imperial Throne and bears the title …
The people who award the Ig Nobel Prizes were surprised to learn that they had awarded a prize to a person named Donald J. Trump. The Ig Nobel Prizes …
What better way to welcome in a New Year than with adorable giant baby pandas? Panda-monium reigns as panda breeding centers celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Pandas act like …
Nothing says love like naming a cockroach New York’s Bronx Zoo is offering Valentine’s Day revelers the chance to name cockroaches after their beloved — or their be-hated. The …
