History

How the CIA Used Pigeons for Secret Surveillance

Tokyo's Annual Space-Out Competition

How He Became Christmas Royalty

How a $4 Flea Market Fund Uncovered a Valuable Piece of American History

Fascinating Facts & Hidden History from the Depths

The Love and History Behind Your "Ring Finger"

The Interesting Origins of Our Favorite Wedding Traditions

The Swedish sailor who Became King of a Tropical Island

Fascinating Facts About Lucky Charms

Was Originally Written for Thanksgiving

Ireland's Spirited Halloween Tradition

The Spooky Evolution of Halloween

Historical Blunders That Changed Everything

Scandalous Secrets

Kidnapped Tall Soldiers

More Interested in Locksmithing than Ruling a Nation?

Was Fascinated with Alchemy & the Occult

A Charming Obsession with Death

And Questionable Hobbies...

With Poisonous Snacks

Capturing the Dead in a Final Portrait

A Curious Pet Preservation Obsession

Behind the Camera Lens...

Was Reportedly a Kleptomaniac

The Craze for Electric Bathing

A Curious Obsession with Eugenics & Phrenolgy

The Age of Fake Crime Scenes and Alarm Obsessions

The Victorian Habit of Wearing Grief as Jewelry

Adventures in Eating Weird Animals

An Obsession with Miniatures

Was Nicknamed "Farmer George"

Loved to Perform Ballet

When Talking to the Dead was all the Rage!

A World of Wonders at Home

In Paris, Victorian tourists would sometimes picnic...

Privacy on Wheels!

A Fashionable Way to Remember the Departed

Hats with Feathers and Entire Birds!

Empress Elisabeth, known as Sisi, was obsessed...

Fashion's Historical Squeeze

The Curious Trend of Hiring Human Lawn Ornaments!

Believed He Was Made of Glass

Morbid Entertainment

King Ludwig II had a fascination with building...

The Strange Obsession with Animal Magnetism

Hypnotism that Left Audiences Spellbound!

This Poison will Make you Feel Much Better!

A Weird Obsession with Taxidermy