Weird

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The most famous king in British history owned some very unusual curiosities indeed.

Short answer: water, plankton fossils, and hot rock.

Cracking this code could solve a murder.

They offer everything but fries.

A photograph of Portland, Oregon's Mill Ends Park—the world's smallest park.

“Ireland” may be the most popular answer given when someone is asked about where leprechauns supposedly roam, but Portland, Oregon has its very own population of little green-clad Irishmen, too.

Some species have evolved to look like an entirely different type of living creature.

There seems to be no end to the weird things beer makers will do to get noticed. Here are just a few of our favorites.

The Puritans were preoccupied with the devil’s doings.

A pair of pop-up restaurants is paying tribute to the divisive condiment.

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Sheltered from the elements, the tombstones are remarkably well-preserved.

He usually went by Mr. Wolfe + 585, Senior.

The Tulsans of 1957 might have been a little too confident.

The works of art are crumbling as people try to figure out what to do with them.

Sometimes, the desire to get close to the famous continues even after the celebrity has died.

At the Sourdough Rendezvous festival in Whitehorse, icy locks are the ultimate bizarre fashion statement.

At 10 p.m. every night, some Swedish students get all their frustration out by screaming.

Some say that the Flogsta Scream was started by students in the physics department at Uppsala who needed to let off stress and angst during exam season.

People from all walks of life—dentists, psychologists, journalists, and more—came together to come up with some crazy, unorthodox, and sometimes wildly successful weapons to win the war.

Some Shakespeare fans want to spend eternity as a prop.

In 1854, wealthy heir Roger Tichborne was presumed dead in shipwreck. In 1865, he reappeared—but was it really him? More than 100 years later, we still don't know.

Left: NY, Morgan, MS G.24, fol. 25v / Right: British Library, Add 62925, fol. 67r

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9 Bizarre Objects Owned by Henry VIII

What's Inside the Deepest Hole in the World?

This Code Has Stumped the FBI for Over 15 Years

12 Unusual Drive-Through Services

11 Fun Facts About Mill Ends Park, Portland’s Leprechaun Colony

11 Plants That Look Like Animals

10 of the Weirdest Beers Ever Brewed

America’s First Mandatory Education Law Was Inspired by Satan

Mayonnaise Cafes Are Now a Thing

The Church With a Cemetery in the Basement

Meet the Man Who Claimed to Have the World's Longest Last Name

Miss Belvedere: The World's Most Disappointing Time Capsule?

43 Giant Presidential Heads Are Stuck in a Field in Virginia

5 Famous People Whose Tombs Were Robbed

Inside Canada's Annual International Hair Freezing Contest

How Swedish Students Let Off Steam—By Screaming in Public

Lesser-Known Weapons of World War II

Indonesian City Considers Erecting a Giant Statue of a Vampiric Ghost

Palestinian Barber Styles Clients' Hair Using a Blowtorch

11 People Who Turned Up Alive at Their Own Funeral

Canadian Couple Successfully Sues Neighbors Over Giant Manure Pile

The Actors Who Are Dying to Play Yorick in Hamlet

The Mysterious Disappearance and Reappearance of Roger Tichborne

5 Very Weird Themes in Medieval Manuscripts