Weird & Strange

There are plenty of stupid ways to kick the bucket, but you have to hand it to anyone who gets outsmarted by a wild animal…

Positional asphyxia in adults is a rare death. More common in infants it involves finding yourself in a position where your nose and mouth are covered, your

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.

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

Have you ever been so hungry you’d eat just about anything? You look in the fridge and search through your kitchen cupboards for something to fill that

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

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

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

According to the hit television show (and Weirdworm’s personal Bible) “Diffr'nt Strokes”, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. Indeed, what

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