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Latest Curiosities

The 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks
History

The 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks

Apr 22, 2025

Crowds throng the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey. circa 1908. Photo credit: Detroit Publishing Company The town of Beach Haven, o...

Harold Gillies: The Father of Plastic Surgery
England

Harold Gillies: The Father of Plastic Surgery

Apr 9, 2025

This is Walter Yeo, an English sailor who was injured while manning the guns aboard the battleship HMS Warspite during the Battle of Jutla...

Valencia’s Water Tribunal is The World’s Oldest Court
History

Valencia’s Water Tribunal is The World’s Oldest Court

Apr 3, 2025

It’s Thursday, and a sizeable crowd has gathered at the corner of Plaza de la Virgen in Valencia, Spain, near the Apostles Gate of the city’...

Aqua Tofana: The 17th Century Husband Killer
Crime

Aqua Tofana: The 17th Century Husband Killer

Apr 1, 2025

Sometime in the summer of 1791, or perhaps even earlier, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart fell ill. His biographer, Franz Niemetschek, described him ...

Hating Henry Symeonis: An Oxford University Tradition
England

Hating Henry Symeonis: An Oxford University Tradition

Mar 21, 2025

The University of Oxford—one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world—has a wealth of traditions, which is unsurprisin...

Danish Protest Pig
Animals

Danish Protest Pig

Mar 12, 2025

This pig with a reddish-brown coat and a prominent white stripe might not look very remarkable, but during the late 19th century, it becam...

Smile of Silla: The Ancient Artifact That Inspired LG’s Logo
Curious Objects

Smile of Silla: The Ancient Artifact That Inspired LG’s Logo

Mar 5, 2025

Like all business and corporations, LG—the South Korean multinational conglomerate, best known for their electronic products and household a...

Étienne Léopold Trouvelot: Ecological Villain And Astronomy Artist
Astronomy

Étienne Léopold Trouvelot: Ecological Villain And Astronomy Artist

Mar 1, 2025

Étienne Léopold Trouvelot left behind two legacies. One deserves admiration and respect, while the other earns him contempt and criticism. ...

James Tilly Matthews And The Air Loom
England

James Tilly Matthews And The Air Loom

Feb 21, 2025

James Tilly Matthews was delusional. He believed that secret gangs of people were operating across London, using a bizarre machine called th...

Richard of Pudlicott’s Audacious Heist of The King’s Treasury
Crime

Richard of Pudlicott’s Audacious Heist of The King’s Treasury

Feb 14, 2025

In April 1303, one of the most daring burglaries in English history took place within the walls of Westminster Abbey. Thieves broke into the...

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