WEIRD

The cause of death in these mysterious cases has, at one time or another, been reported as spontaneous human combustion—but there was often a more realistic explanation.

The pickle menu was originally conceived as an April Fool’s joke, but now it’s very real.

The toothpaste brand Hismile and KFC teamed up for a toothpaste that allegedly tastes like the original recipe. Would you brush with it?

It’s 123 years old. Oh, and it’s still edible.

Discover how King Henry VIII and other members of the Tudor nobility handled going to the bathroom in the mid-1500s. (Spoiler: There was velvet involved, but it still wasn’t pretty.)

From a bag of human hands to LEGO bricks and rubber duckies, some very weird things have washed up on the world's beaches.

Satisfy your cookie dough and spice cravings at the same time.

A record-setting launch of 1.5 million helium balloons was fun until it wasn’t.

In the world of politics, nobody is safe from a well-executed smear campaign.

For thousands of years, physiognomy—pseudoscience that purports to divine a person’s character from their physical appearance—was accepted as valid fact. Can you guess which characteristics were linked to which physical feature?

Cut through the half-truths and urban legends to find out more about Friday the 13th, allegedly the unluckiest day on the calendar.

You don’t want to run into these creatures in the woods after dark—or ever.