Countries That BANNED Christmas
Celebrating Christmas can be a dangerous thing. Every year in America, 15 thousand people are hospitalized while putting up seasonal decorations. So you can imagine how dangerous it would be in a country that banned Christmas. Places That Banned Christmas North Korea There is a handful of countries that banned Christmas – the most strict […]
Weird Winter Phenomena That Can’t Be Explained
Winter weather has long inspired myths and legends of mysterious creatures. In the west we have Jack Frost, and in Eastern Europe they have Ded Moroz. It seems like everywhere you go there is some creepy personification of ice and cold and snow. They live on as relics of more primitive times – but even […]
North Korea’s WHITE Movie Stars (Americans In North Korea)
You might not expect this, but defecting to North Korea can actually be a ticket to fame and fortune. There are very few Americans in North Korea – and those who don’t find themselves in prison camps often achieve massive success in entertainment. This is the strange story of the hermit kingdom’s white movie stars. […]
Weird Military Projects That Ended Badly
The US army is always looking to develop new weapons and methods of attack – but not all weird military projects end in success – in fact, some of the things they have tried are just really dumb. Weird Military Projects Acoustic Kitty At one point they even tried training cats to spy on the […]
The First Horror Movie Ever Made
One of the most profitable film genres is horror – why? Because people are cowards. People have always been easy to scare. Even in the late 19th century, a time associated with science and reason, was incredibly superstitious. All it took was a dark rumor and angry mobs would appear out of nowhere. In 1892 […]
People Who Faked Their Own Deaths
Death, there’s no coming back from it… or is there? Turns out a lot of people have faked their own deaths. For some it was a means of avoiding prosecution for a crime, or even real life death. But some people faked their own deaths it was just a bit of fun. For example, there […]
Historical Figures Who Disappeared – Historical Disappearances
Sometimes people just disappear – like your dad when he went to the store and never came back. He was a deadbeat, and so are you. But some disappearances are more mysterious. In fact, many historical figures have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, never to be seen again. Even royals have vanished – like Zannanza, prince […]
Thieves Cant: The Language Only Spoken By Criminals
Most languages are dumb. French is dumb, Korean is dumb. German sucks. I hate Vietnamese. I hate Swahili, I like Spanish, but I hate Swedish. All different languages with their own unique histories. But some are more unique than others. For example, did you know there was once a secret language spoken only by criminals? […]
People Who Were Buried Alive – Dark History
One of the great fears people have is being buried alive – and it seems like we’ve always had it. In the 1800s, a lot of wealthy figures had special coffins built in case they woke up underground. Typically they employed a bell that the not dead dead person could trigger from inside their coffin. […]
The Legend of Rob Ford
What if the mayor of a major city turned out to be a crazy, crack smoking alcoholic – Well not too long ago that very thing happened, and it’s an amazing story – a story of drunken rants, high profile police investigations, and an entire city becoming a laughing stock. That city was Toronto, and […]