Weird

The highly invasive climbing perch can live on land without water for days.

Think you have perfect hearing? There are still plenty of sounds in the world that you can’t detect.

The astronauts on NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May 1969 paved the way for a pivotal moment in human history. But in the process, they introduced an entirely new kind of space exploration mystery.

When you played billiards during the early days of plastic, you took your life into your hands.

L'Inhumation Precipitee or "The Premature Burial" by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz

Over the past several centuries, some well-known people made provisions to avoid being declared dead before their time.

Gilded Age New York had more than its fair share of outlandish rich people. But few could top James Gordon Bennett, Jr.—publisher, yachtsman, and owl lover.

Everyone loves getting packages in the mail—assuming it’s what they ordered. But occasionally, delivery services make mistakes, and depending on what gets misdelivered, the results can run from mildly amusing to straight up catastrophic.

Was that mysterious "bloop" in the ocean made by a whale? Or by something much more mysterious? Investigators still don't know.

It's all fun and games until someone tumbles out of a window.

Pillow fights can lead to some serious trouble. Don’t believe us? Here are some examples of times pillow fights took a turn for the worse.

Colored photograph of Violet Jessop, survivor of the Titanic.

If you survived multiple shipwrecks, including the 'Titanic,' you might start wondering if you were the angel of death—or Violet Constance Jessop.

Everyone knows you can buy cheese, fruitcake, and really good beer from monks, but those aren’t the only businesses that these holy men dabble in. Here are some stranger things you can acquire from them.

Pro tip: Don't forget to yell "hey, bear!" when entering outhouses in Alaska.

A woman using an outhouse in Alaska got more than she bargained for when a black bear bit her backside.

Wondering how to profit off your impressive collection of belly button lint? Looking to avoid big cats while exploring the Amazon? The world of perfume has the answers.

From burrowing in the soil to popping baby frogs out of their backs, the frogs in this list have some very strange habits.

This Creepy Fish Can Crawl on Land, Live for Days Without Water

5 Sounds You Probably Can't Hear

The '60s Housewife Who Couldn't Sing—But Landed on the Billboard Charts Anyway

The Floating Poop Mystery That Has Haunted NASA Since 1969

The First Plastic Billiard Balls Routinely Exploded

10 Famous People Who Were Afraid They'd Be Buried Alive

The Fabulously Eccentric Life of James Gordon Bennett, Jr.

15 Not-So-Delicious Candy Gimmicks

10 Cases of Mistaken Mail Deliveries

Clean Up Your Unsightly Yard With a Rentable Goat

5 Common Complaints About Automatic Flush Toilets

10 Things We Learned About Aliens (and Hairspray) from Giorgio Tsoukalos’ AMA

Clams Are Giving Each Other Cancer

7 People Who Broke Into Prison

9 Strange Sounds No One Can Explain

8 Pillow Fights That Caused Serious Trouble

Jeremy Bentham's Memorial Now Watches Its Visitors

Mummy Discovered Inside an Ancient Buddha Statue

The Unsinkable Violet Jessop

10 Odd Things You Can Buy From Monks

5 Animals That Might Show Up In Your Toilet to Terrify You

16 Very Strange Christmas Ornaments You Can Buy

5 Perfume Scents from Unexpected Places

5 Freaky and Fascinating Frogs