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So that's why the water tasted funny...
The following strange story from 1882 explains why the drinking water left a bad taste in the mouths of Norton, Kansas, residents. Eww!
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Bugs on Mars or Bats in the Belfry?
Dr. William Romoser of Ohio University made headlines today when he presented his findings at the national meeting of the Entomological Society in St. Louis, claiming he has evidence that insect life...
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A 1901 UFO report?
This story, which appeared in the Anaconda Standard in Montana on April 11, 1901, seems to describe an enormous starfish-shaped object in the skies that left onlookers completely mystified.
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The Puritan Maiden's Ghost
This strange story comes from the April 20, 1923, edition of the Calgary Herald.
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Adam Livingston and the Legend of Wizard Clip
Statue of Adam Livingston at Priest Field Pastoral CenterIn 1802, a dying Lutheran farmer named Adam Livingston deeded several acres of land near Middleway, West Virginia, to the Catholic church. For...
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The Strange History of the Oliver Martin Nugget
Grizzly Mountain gold mineThe largest piece of solid gold ever found in America was discovered on Nov. 18, 1854, in central California, and was named the Oliver Martin nugget, for the hapless...
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The Melanope: The Ghost Ship of Tragic Romance
In the early 20th century, there was a ship so famed for its cursed reputation that its name was spoken only in hushed tones in hundreds of ports around the world. The Melanope had a history so...
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The Woman with the Glowing Breasts
This unusual story appeared in the York Dispatch on April 6, 1934.
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Top 5 Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Debunked
From swine flu to ebola, it seems that every newsworthy infectious disease in recent years has been accompanied by a slew of conspiracy theories. Now that the Wuhan coronavirus death toll has eclipsed...
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Did an Indian Curse Lead to the Strange Death of Fred Dean?
There is a legend in Southern California that, during the early 19th century, a powerful Indian medicine man named Hago appeared in Paso Robles and placed a curse upon the paleface invaders of his...
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The Mystery of Benjamin Walker's Castle
In 1861, an eccentric but ill-tempered Englishman arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and children and built himself a medieval-style castle on the shore of Lake Mendota. Why he had chosen to...
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8 Surprising Things That Are Deadlier Than Coronavirus
Earlier today, while shopping at Target, I observed three customers walking around in surgical masks and waited thirty minutes in the self-checkout line behind a woman whose cart was full of enough...
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Meet St. Corona, the Patron Saint of Epidemics (Yes, really)
Corona being executed by the pagansEarlier this week, the Aachen Cathedral in Germany made preparations to publicly display the relics of the Catholic church's patron saint of epidemics, who,...
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The man with the sturgeon-powered boat
You've heard of horse-drawn carriages, but have you ever heard of a sturgeon-drawn boat? The following newspaper article from 1876 describes the exploits of Robert Pell, a fisherman from New York.
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The boy who was killed by a magical coconut
Death by coconut is not as rare as one might think. After a noted scientist went on record in 2002 claiming that falling coconuts snuff out 150 lives each year, coconut hysteria swept through many...
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La Voisin: The Poisoner of Paris
The most celebrated of all the professional poisoners of the 17th century was Catherine Deshayes, the wife of a Parisian jeweler named Antoine Monvoisin, but she is better known today simply as "La...
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Curse or Coincidence? The Mysterious Life of a Radio DJ
A tragic yet inexplicable chain of events was set into motion in the locker room of an Iowa high school on Nov. 5, 1963. A little over a decade later, this strange wave of interrelated events would...
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The Legend of the Lone Tree of Guston
The Lone Tree of Guston, circa 1904.Merry old England is the birthplace of some of the world's best-loved legends. While the stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood are known throughout the world, some...
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The Gruesome Legend of a Romanian Cathedral
Built in 1517, the Curtes de Arges Cathedral in Romania is one of the most fabled historic sites in the Carpathian region once known as Wallachia. While the imposing limestone structure, which has the...
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The Truth Behind the Wayfair Human Trafficking Conspiracy
The Twitterverse exploded early Friday after a Reddit user claimed a day earlier that exorbitantly priced cabinets sold under names of missing girls were proof of that Wayfair is operating a human...
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