3 min read History #February 28, 1874: the curious case of the “baronet” from Wagga Wagga 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read History #February 24, 1825: Thomas Bowdler, the man who Re-wrote the “Offensive” Shakespeare 6 years ago Robin
3 min read Abandoned Places The truth behind the haunted house that fascinates all Bologna – Italy 6 years ago Anya
2 min read Travel Aunt Claudia’s Dolls, a collection of unique items that includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls. 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Travel Libreria Acqua Alta: one of the most interesting bookshop in the world. 6 years ago Anya
5 min read People, mysteries and stories The dark origins of the fairy tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” 6 years ago Pavel
2 min read Travel Signal de Botrange: the highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere 6 years ago Ivan
2 min read Breaking News Today is 02/02/2020: the first palindrome day after 909 years 6 years ago Adam
3 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries The “anomalous” burial of a child in a 5th century Umbrian cemetery 6 years ago Adam
4 min read Travel A forest of pillars, recalling the Holocaust: the controversial Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin 6 years ago Anya
2 min read Travel Venice: the only city in the world whose shape resembles a Swan 6 years ago Danijel90
3 min read Abandoned Places Fort de la Chartreuse: the fort that was never used…as a fort! 6 years ago Anya
10 min read Art and Photography Paris through a Nazi’s lens: Propaganda pictures of Occupied France in 1940’s 6 years ago Robin
4 min read People, mysteries and stories “Half-Hangit” Maggie Dickson: the woman who survived the hangman’s noose. 6 years ago Leo S
2 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries The splendid grave of the dancer Rudol’f Nureev covered by a rug like mosaic 6 years ago Robin
4 min read People, mysteries and stories 122 and not feeling it: the (unhealthy) Lifestyle of the longest-lived person in history! 6 years ago Adam
2 min read History January 1985-2020: the anniversary of the greatest snowfall of the (last) century. 6 years ago Anya
3 min read Travel Snagov Monastery: the island that (allegedly) houses the tomb of Dracula 6 years ago Ivan
2 min read Art and Photography A splendid collection of rare color Photos of Paris taken about 100 Years Ago 6 years ago Robin
3 min read Art and Photography Julia Margaret Cameron: the greatest Victorian-era portrait photographer 6 years ago Pavel
4 min read Abandoned Places Sostila, the uninhabited village where the road don’t go 6 years ago Anya
2 min read Abandoned Places Torre Nueva: The defensive tower in Spain built centuries ago to warn locals of pirate attacks. 6 years ago Ivan
4 min read People, mysteries and stories Amelia Dyer: the Victorian “Baby Farmer” who killed 200 to 400 children 6 years ago Pavel
2 min read Random Christmas 2019 23# Julmust: the soft drink that outsells Coca-Cola during Christmas seasons in Sweden 6 years ago Nathan
2 min read Travel The Øresund Bridge that connects Sweden to Denmark and dives into the sea 6 years ago Pavel
2 min read Food Weather How to predict winter weather using a persimmon seed: a curious peasant legend 6 years ago Pavel
2 min read Random Christmas 2019 18# Melomakarona: Greek Christmas Honey Cookies with curious origins 6 years ago Ivan