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.

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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.
More than 200 years ago, one of history's most bizarre disasters befell London when a 15-foot wave of beer flooded an entire neighborhood.
There have been people throughout history whose bodies have stubbornly refused to decompose as expected.
Street harassment is no laughing matter. Unwanted touching is gross and intimidating. But we promise not to judge if you chuckle, just a little, at the following story.
The history of American newspapers is a vibrant one, and the publications that fill it have had some pretty colorful names to match.
On a cart in Anna Dhody’s office sits a small, innocuous box marked “caramel Danish rolls.” Open it up, though, and you won’t find a pastry; instead, there’s a human skull nestled inside. Nearby, there’s another cardboard box—this one labeled “brain slice
These parks might not be the happiest places on earth, they just might be some of the weirdest.