If you had to pick the creepiest part of your house, you’d probably end up with either the basement or the attic. These are the two areas in most homes where nightmares live. Usually, these fears are just figments of our imagination, but occasionally they turn out to be real. While you’ve probably read about […]
In 1957, the East German Trabant car was first introduced to the public. It was lightweight and made mostly of plastic. The leaders of East Germany envisioned it as communism’s answer to the VW Bug. Sadly, it was a colossal failure in terms of performance and safety. Still, it managed to survive the Cold War […]
While I immensely respect the abilities of talented ventriloquists, there is something just a little unsettling about them. It almost makes you question the mental state of those who choose to pursue ventriloquism professionally… The case of ventriloquist Ronald Brown certainly doesn’t make them any less suspicious. Brown (who you can see in the extremely […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Anyone who’s ever traveled in the U.S. has encountered the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Their officials are the ones running security at all of the nation’s airports, among other ports of travel. While few things are more painful than having to wait in the long security line, you do have to […]
The final frontier on Earth is our vast and somewhat unexplored ocean’s depths. It’s a fairly well-established fact that we know more about the surfaces of the moon and Mars than we do about our oceans’ floors. While there are a number of reasons for this, it doesn’t take away from the amazing things that […]
What would you do if you woke up to a giant python slithering across your bed? If you’re anything like myself…or, well, any sane person, you’d find the news to be just a little bit shocking. But for Australians? Not so much. Those who live down under play by their own rules of creepy and […]
Statistically speaking, flying is the safest way to travel. Still, many of us live in constant fear of the possibility of a plane crash. There were probably a few folks aboard Western Airlines Flight 2605 feeling the exact same way when it crashed while approaching Mexico City in 1979. The crash occurred after the pilots […]
Before we jump into this article, let’s get one thing straight: wasps are horrible and nobody likes them. I hate to judge an entire species like that, but it’s a fact. Wasps seemingly only exist to make life terrible for anyone or anything that crosses paths with them. And this is why it comes as […]
Despite our modern technology and interconnectivity, America is a still a nation full of surprises and rich regional mysteries. Pick a random exit on the interstate pretty much anywhere and you’re sure to discover something memorable. If you happen to be traveling through Michigan, you may want to stop in the town of Paulding to […]
When thinking of the freaky creatures that call Earth’s oceans home, the lowly sea sponge usually doesn’t rank very high. However, after learning about what researchers found during a deep-sea expedition off the coast of Hawaii, you may want to rethink your ranking system. Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered a […]
