Weird & Strange

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

Fatty or Skinny? It’s a question that has dogged us since the dawn of time. Should I eat Fatty or Skinny? Fatty would go further, but Skinny would probably

There are lots of ways to spice up hum-drum activities. Many people have good results with heavy doses of alcohol. Others prefer certain illegal chemicals. But for the truly bold, it’s what you aren’t doing that makes the little moments so memorable. In this case, “wearing clothes”.

Robots were first created in order to help mankind. They were made to lessen loads, and make life easier for humanity. Industrial robots such...

Architecture is a difficult profession, and we don’t think for a second we’d be able to just jump right in and do it ourselves. It requires skill, precision, and a whole lot more math than we’ve ever used, and about the closest we’ve ever come is building a few pillow forts. But everyone makes mistakes now and then, and that includes architects and engineers, and the results, quite predictably, ar

Home is where the heart is. And since you spend a lot of time there, you want to make yourself comfortable while using furnishing to reflect your personality. You therefore want to avoid any of this crap.

Advertising is everywhere, but most people have learned to ignore the commercials that are forced upon them. We change channels when ads come on TV, we tune to

Museums are meant to be prestigious, showcasing the highs of culture and history. But all over the world you can find museums dedicated to just about anything, regardless of how strange the subject may seem.

We think of the preparation of food as an art, but there are those who consider the presentation of food itself a medium of expression. Here are thirteen of the best examples.

For most of us, cemeteries represent a peaceful but sad place where we remember our lost loved ones and honor their memory. But graveyards can also be a terrifying place, especially at night when not a living soul is to be found there. An eerie fog can surround the headstones, owls, black cats and all sorts of creatures of the night can roam around, and it seems like a lot of supernatural things c