WEIRD

For thousands of years, physiognomy—pseudoscience that purports to divine a person’s character from their physical appearance—was accepted as valid fact. Can you guess which characteristics were linked to which physical feature?

Cut through the half-truths and urban legends to find out more about Friday the 13th, allegedly the unluckiest day on the calendar.

You don’t want to run into these creatures in the woods after dark—or ever.

Get a better sense of how illnesses have shaped history with these gripping reads about history’s most notorious diseases.

The beaches of Newfoundland are a little less pleasant since white blobs have appeared everywhere.

The move, which is intended to speed up drop-offs, has been criticized as ‘tyranny.’

This excerpt from Ben Gazur’s book ‘A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food,’ out September 19 in the UK and November 19 in the U.S., dives into some unusual history.

To curb teen pregnancies, schools in the ‘80s forced kids to care for another delicate dependent: an egg.

The recipient has been identified, but it’s still a mystery where the postcard has been all this time.

During WWII, the U.S. government was scared that Japan might take all of Hawaii's money. Here's what they did to stop it.

Contrary to what was once assumed, medieval people did not necessarily believe all these odd beasts actually existed.

Michael Sembello’s synth-driven hit song from ‘Flashdance’ is rumored to have been inspired by William Lustig's 1980 slasher classic, ‘Maniac.’ But as it turns out, the true story is even weirder.