Jerome London
‘Gesundheit!’ & ‘God Bless You!’: What People Say Around The World When You Sneeze
Most cultures around the world—with the interesting exception of Asian countries such as Korea, China, and Japan—usually have some sort of response when someone sneezes, and it’s almost always some variation of “Bless you!” or “To your health!” But in the Philippines they say, “Who didn’t take a bath?” and in Vietnam they say, “Rice with salt.”
Kaspar Hauser: 11 Weird Facts About The Odd Boy Who Became Europe’s Biggest Unsolved Mystery Of The 1800s
The epitaph on his tombstone reads, “Here lies Kaspar Hauser, riddle of his time. His birth was unknown, his death mysterious.” Was he one of history’s greatest pranksters, or was he the victim of a tragic royal scandal?
50 ‘Forgotten Holidays’ That Sound Too Fun To Keep Ignoring
“Cake and Cunnilingus Day” comes exactly one month after “Steak and BJ Day,” which comes exactly a month after Valentine’s Day. But are they really as much fun as No Pants Day and Dance Like a Chicken Day?
10 Facts About The Tragic Andrea Doria Wreck
Here’s the story of the only collision between two ocean liners in world history.
Alice Roosevelt: 27 Facts About The White House’s Original ‘Wild Child’
She was a headstrong, impetuous, rule-breaking woman in an era when women were expected to look pretty and keep their mouths shut. And she was acting this way over 100 years ago, making her one of the first modern American feminist heroes.
14 Creepy Incidents That Happened At The Gettysburg Battlefield
For three sweltering days in July 1863, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg battlefield hosted the bloodiest military conflict in American history. After the smoke had cleared, over 7,000 men were dead and 50,000 were injured. According to multiple accounts, the ghosts of the dead have never left.
‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ — What To Expect From The Film Adaption
Probably the most successful series of children’s horror books in history, the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy was published from 1981-1991 and has sold over seven million copies.
Pittock Mansion: America’s Happiest Haunted House?
Pittock Mansion is unique among haunted houses. Although there have been numerous reports of paranormal activity there, no one has ever reported that the ghosts are malicious, hell-bent on revenge, or even scary—instead, they seem quite happy to be occupying such a gorgeous building.