curiosities

Inside The World’s Strangest Prisons

Depending on where you live and the crime you've committed, your prison experience will be vastly different from others. Here are some of the strangest.

By Richard Stockton • Jun 24, 2015

Inside The World’s Strangest Prisons

Depending on where you live and the crime you've committed, your prison experience will be vastly different from others. Here are some of the strangest.

By Richard Stockton • June 24, 2015

9 X-Files Episodes That Were Based On Real Events

Now that The X-Files revival has been confirmed (we’re getting six new episodes in January of 2016, which even made David Duchovny weep with joy), many have begun their requisite binge-watching of all nine seasons. What viewers might not have realized the first time around is that many episodes of...

By Abby Norman • Jun 23, 2015

9 X-Files Episodes That Were Based On Real Events

Now that The X-Files revival has been confirmed (we’re getting six new episodes in January of 2016, which even made David Duchovny weep with joy), many have begun their requisite binge-watching of all nine seasons. What viewers might not have realized the first time around is that many episodes of...

By Abby Norman • June 23, 2015

TreeHouse Point: The Treetop Getaway For Grown-Ups

Explore TreeHouse Point, Washington's wondrous treehouse hotel, and discover its surprising ins and outs with these stunning photos and facts.

By John Kuroski • Jun 23, 2015

TreeHouse Point: The Treetop Getaway For Grown-Ups

Explore TreeHouse Point, Washington's wondrous treehouse hotel, and discover its surprising ins and outs with these stunning photos and facts.

By John Kuroski • June 23, 2015

Inside Al Capone’s Luxurious Cell

In 1929, Al Capone was sentenced to a year in this Philadelphia prison. A life of crime doesn't seem all that bad.

By Savannah Cox • Jun 22, 2015

Inside Al Capone’s Luxurious Cell

In 1929, Al Capone was sentenced to a year in this Philadelphia prison. A life of crime doesn't seem all that bad.

By Savannah Cox • June 22, 2015

Jigokudani Monkey Park: Where Snow Monkeys Go To Hot Tub

You won't be able to resist these adorable snow monkeys hot tubbing in a natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park.

By Kiri Picone • Jun 12, 2015

Jigokudani Monkey Park: Where Snow Monkeys Go To Hot Tub

You won't be able to resist these adorable snow monkeys hot tubbing in a natural hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park.

By Kiri Picone • June 12, 2015

Meteora, Greece: Where The Monks Pray In The Clouds

Take a four-hour drive from Athens and you'll find yourself in staring upward at the sublime rock formations of Meteora, Greece.

By John Schellhase • Jun 8, 2015

Meteora, Greece: Where The Monks Pray In The Clouds

Take a four-hour drive from Athens and you'll find yourself in staring upward at the sublime rock formations of Meteora, Greece.

By John Schellhase • June 8, 2015

History’s Worst Kings: King Charles The Mad

Say what you will about democracy, at least we have the option to kick crazies like King Charles VI out of office via a vote.

By Richard Stockton • Jun 7, 2015

History’s Worst Kings: King Charles The Mad

Say what you will about democracy, at least we have the option to kick crazies like King Charles VI out of office via a vote.

By Richard Stockton • June 7, 2015

10 Of The World’s Most Fascinating Unsolved Problems

These unsolved questions continue to vex the minds of practitioners across all disciplines of modern science and humanities.

By Abby Norman • Jun 7, 2015

10 Of The World’s Most Fascinating Unsolved Problems

These unsolved questions continue to vex the minds of practitioners across all disciplines of modern science and humanities.

By Abby Norman • June 7, 2015

The End Was Nigh: Failed Doomsday Prophecies Throughout Time

The world has been about to end for a long time. In fact, if there’s a single philosophical idea that runs like a connecting thread through thousands of years of history, it’s that we definitely don’t have thousands of years left to live. People have been predicting the end of...

By Richard Stockton • Jun 6, 2015

The End Was Nigh: Failed Doomsday Prophecies Throughout Time

The world has been about to end for a long time. In fact, if there’s a single philosophical idea that runs like a connecting thread through thousands of years of history, it’s that we definitely don’t have thousands of years left to live. People have been predicting the end of...

By Richard Stockton • June 6, 2015

The Chelsea Flower Show: Where Heaven Meets Earth

For many in London, it’s not spring without the Chelsea Flower Show. Long enjoyed by Britain’s upper crust, the Royal Horticultural Society has held the five-day annual event for over a century, and it is considered to be the most important and prestigious flower show in the world. The Royal...

By Erin Kelly • Jun 4, 2015

The Chelsea Flower Show: Where Heaven Meets Earth

For many in London, it’s not spring without the Chelsea Flower Show. Long enjoyed by Britain’s upper crust, the Royal Horticultural Society has held the five-day annual event for over a century, and it is considered to be the most important and prestigious flower show in the world. The Royal...

By Erin Kelly • June 4, 2015