Dancing Plague of 1518: Why so many people danced themselves to death?
Dancing plague of 1518 is an event in which hundreds of citizens of Strasbourg inexplicably danced for weeks, some even to their deaths.
Weird
Discover here stories from the weird, odd and unusual things. Sometimes creepy, sometimes tragic, but all that’s very interesting.
A 95-million-year-old Sauropod skull discovered in Australia
Fossil from fourth-ever discovered specimen of a titanosaur may reinforce theory that dinosaurs traveled between South America and Australia.
Genie Wiley, the feral child: Abused, isolated, researched and forgotten!
"Feral Child" Genie Wiley was shackled to a chair in a makeshift strait-jacket for a long 13 years. Her extreme neglect allowed researchers to conduct a rare study on human development and behaviors, though perhaps at her price.
The Kashmir giants of India: The Delhi Durbar of 1903
One of the Kashmir giants was 7’9” tall (2.36 m) while the “shorter” one was a mere 7’4” tall (2.23 m) and according to various sources they were indeed twin brothers.
Mummy Juanita: The story behind the Inca Ice Maiden sacrifice
Mummy Juanita, also known as the Inca Ice Maiden, is a well-preserved mummy of a young girl who was sacrificed by the Inca people more than 500 years ago.
The mystery of the giant ancient Monolith of Tlaloc
The discovery and history of the Monolith of Tlaloc are shrouded in a number of unanswered questions and enigmatic details.
Poveglia – The most haunted island on Earth
Poveglia, a small island located just off the coast of northern Italy between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, is said to be the most haunted island on earth…
The legend of a woman in Grey
This legend is centred on a small town-store and a silent lady. A pale woman dressed all in grey entered the store, picked up a glass container of milk from…
Terry Jo Duperrault – the girl who survived the brutal slaughter of her entire family at sea
On the night of November 12th, 1961, Terry Jo Duperrault woke up after hearing screams from the ship's deck. She found her mother and brother dead in a pool of blood and the captain about to kill her next.
Yuka: Frozen 28,000-year-old woolly mammoth cells that briefly came back to life
In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists successfully revived Yuka's ancient cells that were frozen for 28,000 years.
