Weird & Strange

Have you ever wondered just where towns get their names? There are some bizarrely named towns out there and it doesn’t matter what part of the world you live

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

One of the coolest aspects of owning one of Apple’s iPhones is the apps or applications that run on the phone. These aps like mini computer applications offer

Vending machines are the epitome of the human experience. Instant gratification meets technology… the only thing better would be some kind of sex-bot.

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

Dr. Joseph Mengele was a German physician and a SS Officer in a Nazi concentration camp. He had two doctorate degrees, one from Munich University in

In high school, I was a Cobra. That was embarrassing. In college I was a Mariner. That was boring. Then I became a teacher at a school that bore uniforms

Choosing an avatar can be one of the most important actions that a person takes when embarking on any sort of an online life. Your avatar becomes your visual

For centuries, exorcism stories have terrified the public. Demonic possession can be creepy and dangerous, and over the years, some unexplainable and sinister cases have happened that sound made up, however, many priests and other witnesses were present during the exorcisms and their records and could be enough to confirm that demonic possessions are actually real. Here are some incredibly scary a

Living is hard, dying is easy. And you would think being dead would be easiest of all. But as the weird experiences of these seven people show, sometimes death