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Latest Curiosities

The Stone Stele of Yangshan Quarry

May 16, 2024

In the hills outside the old capital of Nanjing in southeastern China lies the ancient stone quarry of Yangshan. Worked since the time of th...

Priss Fotheringham: London’s Second Best Whore

May 14, 2024

At the corner of Whitecross Street and Old Street in East London, on the walls above Jane Roe Kitchen, you’ll see a commemorative blue plaqu...

The Nail Men of World War 1

May 8, 2024

On March 6, 1915, a large crowd gathered at Schwarzenbergplatz in Vienna for the unveiling of a new monument—a wooden depiction of a medieva...

Siegfried Marcus: The Forgotten Inventor of The Automobile

May 2, 2024

A name that often gets sidelined when we talk about the history of automobiles is Siegfried Marcus, a pioneering Austrian inventor who built...

Francesca Rojas: The First Murderer to be Apprehended by Fingerprint Evidence

Apr 30, 2024

On June 29, 1892, in the town of Necochea, located in the southeast of Argentina in the province of Buenos Aires, two young children were di...

Penistone: The Worst Accident Black-spot on The British Railway Network

Apr 24, 2024

Approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Leeds and 50 kilometers east of Manchester, nestled in the foothills of the Pennine Hills, you'...

The Ingush Towers of North Caucasia

Apr 17, 2024

The rugged terrains of North Caucasia, nestled within the Russian Federation, is dotted with ancient towers that stand as silent sentinels t...

The Nuclear Test That Vaporized an Island

Apr 16, 2024

On November 1, 1952, the U.S. detonated the world’s first hydrogen bomb, codenamed “Mike”, as part of Operation Ivy. It was the first full t...

The Swinging Cabin of SS Bessemer

Apr 9, 2024

English inventor Sir Henry Bessemer, renowned for his groundbreaking steel manufacturing process that still bears his name, once lamented, “...

The Rajah Quilt

Apr 5, 2024

Nestled within the textiles collection at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra lies a gem of historical significance and artistic p...