curiosities

69-Year-Old Dutch Man Identifies As “Age Fluid” And Seeks To Legally Change His Age By 20 Years

He claims that his biological age does not reflect his emotional age, and is hurting his chances with women on Tinder.

By Bernadette Deron • Nov 12, 2018

Weird News

69-Year-Old Dutch Man Identifies As “Age Fluid” And Seeks To Legally Change His Age By 20 Years

He claims that his biological age does not reflect his emotional age, and is hurting his chances with women on Tinder.

By Bernadette Deron • November 12, 2018

The Robbers Cave Experiment: The Psychological Study Of Unsupervised Boys That Inspired Lord Of The Flies

In an effort to test one of his theories on social behavior, psychologist Muzafer Sherif released 22 twelve-year-old boys into a sparsely supervised wilderness camp — and then covertly provoked them to fight each other.

By Leah Silverman • Nov 6, 2018

The Robbers Cave Experiment: The Psychological Study Of Unsupervised Boys That Inspired Lord Of The Flies

In an effort to test one of his theories on social behavior, psychologist Muzafer Sherif released 22 twelve-year-old boys into a sparsely supervised wilderness camp — and then covertly provoked them to fight each other.

By Leah Silverman • November 6, 2018

The True Story Behind The Failed Psychological Experiment Of The Three Christs of Ypsilanti

Dr. Milton Rokeach forced three men who all believed themselves to be the Messiah to live together for two years in an effort to bring them out of their irrationality. But what Rokeach learned had little to do with the men themselves.

By Leah Silverman • Nov 6, 2018

The True Story Behind The Failed Psychological Experiment Of The Three Christs of Ypsilanti

Dr. Milton Rokeach forced three men who all believed themselves to be the Messiah to live together for two years in an effort to bring them out of their irrationality. But what Rokeach learned had little to do with the men themselves.

By Leah Silverman • November 6, 2018

The Bunny Harvestman Spider Is Almost Too Bizarre To Be Real

Is the bunny harvestman spider the cutest arachnid ever, or the freakiest thing to come out of the Amazon?

By Bernadette Deron • Nov 6, 2018

Weird News

The Bunny Harvestman Spider Is Almost Too Bizarre To Be Real

Is the bunny harvestman spider the cutest arachnid ever, or the freakiest thing to come out of the Amazon?

By Bernadette Deron • November 6, 2018

Long Island Man Believes That He’s Found His Missing Father’s Bones In His Own Basement

"After all this time and the suspicions, looking and trying to locate him after nearly 60 years, the family can now rest assured that we can give him a proper burial and memorial."

By Bernadette Deron • Nov 2, 2018

Weird News

Long Island Man Believes That He’s Found His Missing Father’s Bones In His Own Basement

"After all this time and the suspicions, looking and trying to locate him after nearly 60 years, the family can now rest assured that we can give him a proper burial and memorial."

By Bernadette Deron • November 2, 2018

Freddy Geas, The Mobster Accused Of Whitey Bulger’s Murder, Tried To Cut Out His Tongue

“Freddy hated guys who abused women. Whitey was a rat who killed women. It’s probably that simple.”

By Bernadette Deron • Nov 1, 2018

News

Freddy Geas, The Mobster Accused Of Whitey Bulger’s Murder, Tried To Cut Out His Tongue

“Freddy hated guys who abused women. Whitey was a rat who killed women. It’s probably that simple.”

By Bernadette Deron • November 1, 2018

NASA Tries To Fix Hubble Telescope Like Anyone Else Would — By Turning It Off And On Again

One of the telescope's backup gears, called a gyroscope, had been shut off for 7.5 years.

By Bernadette Deron • Oct 24, 2018

Science News

NASA Tries To Fix Hubble Telescope Like Anyone Else Would — By Turning It Off And On Again

One of the telescope's backup gears, called a gyroscope, had been shut off for 7.5 years.

By Bernadette Deron • October 24, 2018

Life On Earth May Once Have Been Purple, Researchers Say

The "Purple Earth" hypothesis suggests that retinal, a purple-pigmented molecule, once dominated plant life before chlorophyll— making for some not-so-green foliage.

By Caroline Redmond • Oct 18, 2018

Science News

Life On Earth May Once Have Been Purple, Researchers Say

The "Purple Earth" hypothesis suggests that retinal, a purple-pigmented molecule, once dominated plant life before chlorophyll— making for some not-so-green foliage.

By Caroline Redmond • October 18, 2018

New York Man Dies After Contracting Mad-Cow-Like Disease From Eating Squirrel Brains

The extremely rare brain disease has had only four confirmed cases in the United States— but this could be the fifth.

By Bernadette Deron • Oct 18, 2018

Science News

New York Man Dies After Contracting Mad-Cow-Like Disease From Eating Squirrel Brains

The extremely rare brain disease has had only four confirmed cases in the United States— but this could be the fifth.

By Bernadette Deron • October 18, 2018

Greece Officially Bans Overweight Tourists From Riding Their Donkeys

The ruling comes after animal rights groups garnered media attention surrounding the poor treatment of the donkeys, which included carrying burdensome loads.

By Bernadette Deron • Oct 10, 2018

Weird News

Greece Officially Bans Overweight Tourists From Riding Their Donkeys

The ruling comes after animal rights groups garnered media attention surrounding the poor treatment of the donkeys, which included carrying burdensome loads.

By Bernadette Deron • October 10, 2018