Who Is The Richest Person Ever? Hint: It’s Not Bezos Or Musk
Musa I of Mali spent so much gold in Cairo that the value of bullion crashed by 20%!
Posts in category Vintage + Historical Oddities
All the bizarre, seldom seen, and utterly delightfully odd and strange people, places and stories from a bygone era
How Did Bluetooth Get Its Name?
The curious backstory of our essential tech.
17th-Century ‘Vampire’ Found Buried With Sickle Over Her Neck
It appears spooky season has officially begun!
Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Picture Pioneer… And Murderer
He gained a reputation for shooting the first motion picture… and his wife’s lover.
Endurance Shipwreck Found 106 Years After Antarctic Sinking
The water’s frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
Death’s Undeniable Presence In Portugal’s Chapel Of Bones
An inscription above the chapel’s entrance translates to “We bones are here, waiting for yours.”
The Cursed Rocks And Guilty Tourists Of Uluru
Tourists hoping to take home a souvenir found themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place!
How Ripley’s Came To Acquire A Mammoth Nipple
It’s not every day that you can see a 49,000-year-old nipple.
That Time A Scientist Dug Secret Tunnels Under D.C. For Exercise
Skip the gym and dig underground tunnels instead!