Who Minted These Blasphemous Coins?
In 1054, a supernova exploded in the Crab Nebula, one of only eight such phenomena in the history of the Milky Way. Eastern civilizations...
The Three Rules for Dressing Fairies
Have you ever considered how fairies dress? A post on Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog shares three fashion rules:
Uniformity but not uniforms. When seen...
Who Was London’s Pig-Faced Woman?
An urban legend about a pig-faced women sent 19th-century London into a tizzy. Although the hoax was debunked by the newspapers, that didn't stop...
What Happens When You Hunt Where You Eat
The Carter G. Woodson Houses in New York became famous for a tragic reason: a serial killer stalked the housing project's residents and the...
What Secrets Await in the Family Bible?
In a post on the Newspapers.com Fishwrap blog, Jenny Ashcraft reveals some remarkable finds from family bibles. "Family bibles are a treasure for genealogists...
Who Were the Denisovans and What’s Up with Their Teeth?
Palaeontologists in Laos have found an ancient molar they believe belonged to a young Denisovan girl. The Denisovans are an enigmatic human species, cousins...
Who Had the Six-Fingered Hand?
Archaeologists are exploring an ancient site in eastern Turkey with carvings of grimacing men and eight-foot tall penises. The chamber, estimated at 11,000 to...
The Woman Who Gave Birth to a Cat
The Murders in History blog shares the story of Agnes Bowker, a 27-year-old woman claimed to have given birth to a cat.
This happened in...
You Gotta Have Friends
This week's Write the Book prompt was inspired by the podcast's interview with writer, editor and photographer Kimberly Garrett Brown. This time, write about an...
Muse Schmuse. Do the Work Anyway!
Some writers still cling to the idea that they need their muse to visit before they can write. Our opinion is that the muse...
