Weird & Strange

Back in the day, kids didn’t have many options when looking for a good scare: either you waited for Halloween or snuck into an R rated film. Nowadays, kids aren’t even safe on web pages intended for children.

1. Too much of a good thing - Water IntoxicationIn June of 2007 Jennifer Lea Strange joined a short list of people who drank themselves to death with water

The majority of people consider winter as a dull and boring season when nothing interesting ever happens. In addition, the cold and freezing temperatures force us to stay at home and thus miss all the amazing events or occurrences that may take place. But, contrary to what many people believe, winter is not boring at all. In fact, if you only give it a chance, it may surprise you with some crazy a

Architects are some of the world’s smartest and innovative people. They can come up with a design that can suit anyone’s needs and even convince their

When you get to be a big enough celebrity, you’re often asked to endorse things. Sometimes they make sense, like when Michael Jordan tries to sell you overpriced sneakers, or Paris Hilton makes a commercial for herpes. Wait, no, sorry, she actually endorsed cheeseburgers. Serves us right to make assumptions without paying attention to what the ad was selling. Anyway, some celebrity endorsements, l

Conspiracy theories have surrounded famous musicians for a long time, but things got really bizarre when the Internet caught on, and many people started to invent and share their own theories. These days, the biggest stars tend to live under a microscope, and people observe their every action, hoping to find some juicy detail and turn it into an epic conspiracy theory. Here are some very unexpecte

Ever had a self-appointed linguistic expert regale you with word origin stories that seemed a bit off? The following etymologies have spread well beyond

Most good horror movies can give us a real adrenaline rush, and there are some that are so scary, they can even make us want to sleep with the lights on. We can cope with the twisted and uneasy world of horror flicks by reassuring ourselves that all of the stories are fictional and that those horrible events never really happened. But, have you ever considered that some of your favorite horror mov

Places can be creepy for a lot of reasons, whether it’s a terrifying history, ominous architecture, or the eerie sense of unease that comes from simply having been abandoned. Yet that doesn’t stop any of us from finding creepy old places fascinating, and the adventurer in all of us is always thinking about checking them out in person because, really, we’ve all got to die sometime, right? Here are

The secrets and jokes hidden inside video games can sometimes venture into very bizarre territory. These are nine such easter eggs.