Scientist let deadly snakes bite him 200 times to create ‘unparalleled’ anti-venom
Tim regularly exposed himself to poison so deadly it would kill a horse (Picture: AP) A scientist injected himself with poisonous venom over 850 times
Category: Weird
Banana Prank
Every morning, [Milton Ginsburg] told police, he finds a banana peel discarded in the swale in front of his house in northwest Boca Raton. This
Glynne Wood, the man with a pigeon on his head
October 1969: Glynne Wood gained fame in the UK when a pigeon landed on his head and refused to leave. Wood stoically accepted his fate
A Dictionary of Euphemisms
I learned of this book serendipitously, because Anthony Burgess reviewed it approvingly in a collection of his essays that I’m reading. Conveniently, you can read
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 62
“Erotic Gramophone” by Óscar Domínguez. Read about it here.
Mysterious skull found may belong to legendary Hungarian king – scientists say
Archaeologists believe they have found a historic relic – the skull of a legendary Hungarian king who was renowned for being a patron of art
Bell Haven Museum
Back in the 1950s, Oliver Elliott had a rural milk-delivery route in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Whenever he approached a house he would ring a bell
8 activewear brands you should add to your workout wardrobe
The increasing popularity of stylish, trendy athletic wear has made über-comfortable clothing something that’s not just for the gym. It’s infiltrated all corners of culture
Birthday Cake Germ Shield
How many birthday parties have you attended where your anxiety about germs being sprayed on the cake prevented your full enjoyment of the celebration? If
Google Earth sleuth thinks they’ve found a face in Antarctica
A Google Earth image of Antarctica that appears to show a face (Picture: Google Earth) A Reddit user believes they’ve found a face peering back