The Burial Society
In the 1800s, before the widespread prevalence or affordability of life insurance, working class Britains often banded together into Burial Societies that would help...
The World’s Most Adorable Secret Society
The German Mops-Orden (Pug-Order) Pugs is believed to have been founded in Bavaria in 1740, after Roman Catholics were forbidden to join the Masons....
It Was the Best of Shows, the Worst of Shows
You may have heard about the riots that ensued after the debut of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring, but did you know...
The Mummy’s Curse
The opening of Tutankhamen's tomb was followed by the untimely deaths of prominent figures and archaeologists, leading many to believe in the Mummy's Curse....
Cattle Fraud, in 2023?
In April, a Montana man was sentenced to 32 years in prison for two murders he committed to cover up a cattle rustling scheme....
Space Station Archaeology
A team of archaeologists is creating a record of life among astronauts on the International Space Station. The Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE)...
What if Bees are Sentient?
In his new book, What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories and Personalities of Bees, pollination ecologist Stephen Buchmann says his research suggests...
Archaeologists Discover Worship of Unknown Gods at Ancient Desert Monument
The more digging archaeologists accomplish, the more gods they find. You'd think by now, they'd have learned their lesson. The latest as-yet-unidentified gods were...
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
Persons with Alice in Wonderland syndrome experience significant changes in their perception, without explanation. Objects may seem much larger than they are or appear...
A Unique Way to Unalive Yourself
In early modern Europe, depressed Christians - predominately Protestants and predominately women - took to an unusual way to die by suicide: They killed...
