The United States of America is a massive country with a rich and varied history. Even though it's only been a country for around 250 years, America has been through civil wars, economic revolutions, depressions, and many more impactful events that have shaped its short history. Throughout that time many strange and interesting things have happened, leading to some weird...
Guinness World Records is the official organization that keeps track of all the world records set across the globe. Founded by Sir Hugh Beaver and originally known as The Guinness Book of Records from its inception in 1955 until its name change in 1999, the institution is responsible for confirming every world record attempt that takes place on earth. All...
With inspiring moments, benevolent figures, mysterious resurrections, the devil, and the end of the world, The Bible truly has it all. It's a profound, complex, thought-provoking religious text that's incredibly bizarre and downright strange at times. The Bible features weird, wonderful, frightening creatures throughout the text’s long history. These fantastic creatures of the Bible are like something out of a...
Everyone wants to own an impressive car that makes other drivers stop and look. Every day people all over the world are paying millions of dollars to own the newest Lamborghini or classic Ferrari. The brand and model of the car are essential if you want to make fellow drivers jealous. Auto enthusiasts want the very best in safety features,...
Wish is a popular e-commerce platform that allows sellers to deal directly with buyers. In 2010, Piotr Szulczewski and Danny Zhang launched Wish, which now operates out of San Francisco. It's hugely popular and one of the most downloaded apps. The company is famous, or infamous, for its eye-catching and weird products. They're all over social media and impossible to...
Do you ever get sick of watching the standard Hollywood movie and crave something a little different? Perhaps even something a little weird? Well, we have good news for you. Despite the number of rom-coms, actioners, and dramas that fill the multiplexes, there is a host of weird movies well worth investigating. Weird movies run the whole gauntlet of film...
Throughout history, there have been significant events that shaped the world. Professors teach these critical moments in history lessons across the globe. However, they often leave out weird history stories. There's probably a good reason they don't include them in their history class. Despite being odd moments, they're still important historical events, although they might not be at the level...
The world we live in is a weird and wonderful place with a rich history stretching back centuries. Over the years there have been many strange and interesting historical events and moments. Many of these have changed the course of history, while others are small footnotes in civilization. All these moments in time have created a raft of weird history...
The human body is an amazing thing. It contains our genetic information and is responsible for everything we do in life. It's a living organism that's wonderful, disgusting, beautiful, incredible, and stomach churning. Every living cell, tissue, and organ that makes up the human body serves some purpose. There are so many strange things the body can do that you...
Most of us are afraid of something. Spiders, the dark, and even death are common things people fear. But there is a difference between fearing something and what are known as true weird phobias. As Howard E. LeWine, MD states in Harvard Health Publishing, "a phobia is a persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of an object, person, animal, activity or situation."...
