oddities

2 min read

• Motors

Did you know that you can buy this electric Mini Pickup Truck for just $5,500?

5 years ago Robin

2 min read

• Food

Anno Distillers: world’s strongest Gin that comes with a beaker and very specific mixing instructions

5 years ago Robin

1 min read

• Food

Would you eat these unbelievably cute fish-shaped dumplings?

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Food

Indlovu, the premium Gin made from distilled elephant dung

5 years ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

Waterbuurt – Amsterdam’s Floating Neighborhood

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

The Broomway – Britain’s deadliest footpath that has claimed over 100 lives

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Shadows From the Walls of Death – the book that can (literally) kill you

5 years ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Motors

Zipper Fastener Ship: the boat shaped like giant zip that looks like It’s opening the water

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Squire’s Castle: the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The “curse” of the Wooden Man of Egeskov Castle

5 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Travel

Voergaard Castle: a Danish castle supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch….

5 years ago Danilo

1 min read

• Art and Photography
• Lighthouses of the world

Okuda San Miguel, the spanish artist that turned an old lighthouse into a vibrantly colored work of art

5 years ago Robin

2 min read

• History

That day when New York forbade lovers

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The curious background of Tombland Alley

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Larnach Castle: a haunted castle high on a hill

5 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Reasons why you should visit the Camposanto of Pisa

5 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Gummatapura: the Indian village that ends Diwali with massive cow dung battle

5 years ago Robin

6 min read

• History

What were (really) the worst years in history?

5 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Greece’s New Year tradition: Vasilopita and the Golden Coin

5 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Centuries of history and miracles: the beautiful Laorca Cemetery

5 years ago Anya

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How the wren became the King of the Birds

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How to play a hot victorian Christmas game without get burned

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

The day they banned Christmas

5 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

24# The Neapolitan nativity scene: a combination of history, art and tradition

5 years ago arthurodas

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

23# The curious story of the Swedish Yule goat

5 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

22# History of the tradition of Christmas Elves

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

21# Caganer: the best Christmas souvenir from Spain

5 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

20# The true story of Silent Night

5 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

19# Why we leave oranges in Christmas stockings?

5 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

18# Animals in the story of Christmas

5 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

17# The curious story of Zwarte Piet

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

16# The legend of Christmas Bells

5 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

15# Mumming: another unusual Christmas tradition

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

14# Iceland’s Yule Lads: like 13 small amazing Santas

6 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Today In History 🗓

13# The terrifying tradition of the Mari Lwyd

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

12# Wassailing: a very ancient custom in past centuries

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

11# What’s behind the holiday tradition of hanging socks on the fireplace?

6 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

10# A spider for Christmas?

6 years ago Anya

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

9# The legend of sage plant

6 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

7# The long and curious tale of Poinsettia

6 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Food

Carrageen Moss Pudding – a sweet, silky Irish pudding with a seaweed as secret ingredient ~

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2020

2# The legend of Candy Cane

6 years ago Ivan