The 17th-Century Plan to Trade With Aliens on the Moon
Early astronomer John Herschel reported seeing winged people inhabiting the Moon through his telescope.
Places
Ernest Hemingway’s Home Is Inhabited by Six-Toed Cats
The first of the felines was known as Snow White.
Vintage & Historical
Turkeys vs Turkey: Which Came First?
The Turks have been around for 700 years, but fossil records have turkeys dated 23 million years old.
Places
Hailed The Strangest House in the World: The Palace of Depression
Claiming to be guided by an angel, a mustachioed and eccentric former-Alaskan gold miner spent $4 on a four-acre junkyard, situated on swampland.
People
Always the Backup, Never the Starter: Tom Brady’s Rise to Football Stardom
Things weren't always sunshine and Super Bowl rings for Brady, whose early career took a beeline for the bench.
Animals
Why Does A Groundhog Control The Weather?
We gather by the thousands to welcome a 135-year-old groundhog out of his hole.
Vintage & Historical
Hetty Green: Witch of Wall Street or Feminine Finance Icon?
Hetty single-handedly accumulated somewhere between $100 to $200 million—or $2 to $5 billion today.
Vintage & Historical
Santa Claus Appeared on U.S. Bills
Though the bills are officially worthless now, a collector bought one for $40,000 in 2011.
Vintage & Historical
The First DMC DeLorean Rolled Off the Assembly Line 40 Years Ago
With a stainless-steel finish, gull-wing doors, and futuristic look, the DeLorean was perfect for this time-traveling franchise.
Vintage & Historical
Theories Evermore Surrounding Edgar Allan Poe’s Death
It seems fitting yet cryptic, that the man of mystery’s death still remains a mystery.
Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!