Historical Curiosities

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Latest Curiosities

Taro And Jiro's Polar Survival
Animals

Taro And Jiro's Polar Survival

Feb 3, 2026

Antarctica has always been a proving ground for survival. Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition saw twenty‑eight men endure shipwreck, d...

The Ghost Rockets of Scandinavia
Finland

The Ghost Rockets of Scandinavia

Feb 2, 2026

In the summer of 1946, residents of Sweden and Finland began reporting strange objects in the sky. They were described as rocket, or missile...

Joseph A. Walker's Flight Into Space
Aviation

Joseph A. Walker's Flight Into Space

Jan 30, 2026

Two weeks before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin rode Vostok 1 into space to become the first human to complete a full orbit around the Earth,...

The Ansel Bourne Identity
History

The Ansel Bourne Identity

Jan 27, 2026

In January 1887, a mild-mannered itinerant preacher named Ansel Bourne left his home in Greene, Rhode Island, to travel to nearby Providence...

Caroline Hampton's Rubber Gloves
History

Caroline Hampton's Rubber Gloves

Jan 22, 2026

In the late nineteenth century, modern surgery was still emerging from an era in which hygiene was, by today’s standards, startlingly poor. ...

The Disappearance of The Waratah
England

The Disappearance of The Waratah

Jan 20, 2026

On the evening of 26 July 1909, the SS Waratah sailed from Durban, South Africa, bound for Cape Town. A luxury passenger liner, she was coa...

Rupes Nigra: The Fabled Magnetic Mountain at The North Pole
History

Rupes Nigra: The Fabled Magnetic Mountain at The North Pole

Jan 17, 2026

In 1577, the Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator wrote a letter to his friend, the English scientist, occultist and royal advisor John Dee...

Barbara Thompson: Prisoner of the Aboriginal
Australia

Barbara Thompson: Prisoner of the Aboriginal

Jan 15, 2026

When Captain Joseph Frazer rescued Narcisse Pelletier from Aboriginal people in 1875, it was not the first time a white captive had been re...

The Green Stone of Hattusa
Landmarks

The Green Stone of Hattusa

Jan 12, 2026

The Green Stone of Hattusa is one of the most intriguing and enigmatic objects from the Hittite capital, largely because of how little we ca...

Edmond Locard And The First Forensic Laboratory
Crime

Edmond Locard And The First Forensic Laboratory

Jan 8, 2026

In 1910, the Lyon police offered criminologist Edmond Locard the opportunity to form the first police laboratory. He was given two assistant...

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