curiosities

7 Famous Hoaxes That Fooled The World

From the "BBC Spaghetti Tree" to the "Cardiff Giant" to the "Taco Liberty Bell," these famous hoaxes are the ones that truly bamboozled the world.

By John Kuroski • Jun 30, 2016

7 Famous Hoaxes That Fooled The World

From the "BBC Spaghetti Tree" to the "Cardiff Giant" to the "Taco Liberty Bell," these famous hoaxes are the ones that truly bamboozled the world.

By John Kuroski • June 30, 2016

The 31 Most Ridiculous And Funny X-Ray Images You’ll Ever See

From candy canes to hand grenades, these hilariously weird and funny X-ray images prove that people will stick anything up any orifice.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 28, 2016

The 31 Most Ridiculous And Funny X-Ray Images You’ll Ever See

From candy canes to hand grenades, these hilariously weird and funny X-ray images prove that people will stick anything up any orifice.

By All That's Interesting • June 28, 2016

5 Disarming Spider Facts That Prove How Much We Need Them

Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all...

By John Kuroski • Jun 27, 2016

5 Disarming Spider Facts That Prove How Much We Need Them

Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all...

By John Kuroski • June 27, 2016

22 Photos That Pioneered Lolcats And Animal Memes A Century Ago

American photographer Harry Whittier Frees made a career out of perfectly crafted cute animal photography starting in 1906. Frees used his novelty photos for postcards, calendars, and children’s books. Frees dressed the animals and posed them in human situations with props. He used his own cats as models as well...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 26, 2016

22 Photos That Pioneered Lolcats And Animal Memes A Century Ago

American photographer Harry Whittier Frees made a career out of perfectly crafted cute animal photography starting in 1906. Frees used his novelty photos for postcards, calendars, and children’s books. Frees dressed the animals and posed them in human situations with props. He used his own cats as models as well...

By All That's Interesting • June 26, 2016

33 Vintage Cigarette Ads That Are Now Hilariously, Tragically Absurd

Though hilariously and tragically absurd today, these vintage cigarette ads helped keep the tobacco industry booming just a few decades ago.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 24, 2016

33 Vintage Cigarette Ads That Are Now Hilariously, Tragically Absurd

Though hilariously and tragically absurd today, these vintage cigarette ads helped keep the tobacco industry booming just a few decades ago.

By All That's Interesting • June 24, 2016

Inside The Troubled Lives Of America’s Blind Bluesmen

Given the time and place from which they hailed, it’s not too surprising that many of the best blues musicians were blind. As it happens, blindness was just the beginning of their problems. Racism, hunger, oppression, random bouts of syphilis — the life of a typical 1920s blues guitarist was...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 22, 2016

Inside The Troubled Lives Of America’s Blind Bluesmen

Given the time and place from which they hailed, it’s not too surprising that many of the best blues musicians were blind. As it happens, blindness was just the beginning of their problems. Racism, hunger, oppression, random bouts of syphilis — the life of a typical 1920s blues guitarist was...

By All That's Interesting • June 22, 2016

The Human Cost Of A Century Of Chemical Warfare

Chemical weapons have given people nightmares for the past 100 years — those who are lucky enough to survive them, that is. Chemical weapons hold an especially dark place in the history of warfare. Bullets, bombs, and landmines all have their own terrors, but there’s nothing quite like an invisible...

By Richard Stockton • Jun 21, 2016

The Human Cost Of A Century Of Chemical Warfare

Chemical weapons have given people nightmares for the past 100 years — those who are lucky enough to survive them, that is. Chemical weapons hold an especially dark place in the history of warfare. Bullets, bombs, and landmines all have their own terrors, but there’s nothing quite like an invisible...

By Richard Stockton • June 21, 2016

Inside Yulin Festival, China’s Controversial Dog Meat Eating Festival

Despite protests including a petition containing 11 million signatures, China’s Yulin festival will see about 10,000 dogs and cats killed over the next ten days so that they can be eaten. Each year, the city of Yulin in China’s southern Guangxi region celebrates this enormously controversial event. “It’s been a...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 21, 2016

Inside Yulin Festival, China’s Controversial Dog Meat Eating Festival

Despite protests including a petition containing 11 million signatures, China’s Yulin festival will see about 10,000 dogs and cats killed over the next ten days so that they can be eaten. Each year, the city of Yulin in China’s southern Guangxi region celebrates this enormously controversial event. “It’s been a...

By All That's Interesting • June 21, 2016

The Indonesian Ritual That Takes Place On An Active Volcano

The Yadnya Kasada Festival at Mount Bromo has worshipers toss goods into a volcano, but not many sacrifices make it to the bottom.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 21, 2016

The Indonesian Ritual That Takes Place On An Active Volcano

The Yadnya Kasada Festival at Mount Bromo has worshipers toss goods into a volcano, but not many sacrifices make it to the bottom.

By Erin Kelly • June 21, 2016

Six Of The Worst Fathers In History

Not all father figures conjure images of Ward Cleaver and Atticus Finch. But no matter what daddy issues you might have, be thankful you don't have to call these men "dad."

By Elisabeth Sherman • Jun 18, 2016

Six Of The Worst Fathers In History

Not all father figures conjure images of Ward Cleaver and Atticus Finch. But no matter what daddy issues you might have, be thankful you don't have to call these men "dad."

By Elisabeth Sherman • June 18, 2016