

Ben Gazur
Joined: Jul 7, 2020
Ben Gazur is a former biochemist who gave up the lab for the glitz and glamour of being a freelance writer. He has written for The Guardian, All About History, and Fortean Times. Specializes in history, science, and anything else that makes you go "Hmmm." You can follow him on Twitter @BenTheEpicure.


Putting a Skirt on a Herring, and Other Fishy Folklore From the British Isles

The Lost Library of Herculaneum: Unravelling the Scrolls That Mount Vesuvius Almost Destroyed

7 People Who Used Virgil's Poetry to Predict the Future
Sex Symbol: How Antinous Became a Gay Code Word in the Victorian Era
The Greek youth Antinous drowned in the Nile—but he would go on to have one of the most remarkable afterlives in history.
Extreme Mudlarking: How London Fortune Hunters Unearth Thames Treasures
London's mudlarks hunt for treasures in the River Thames's tidal sands, finding everything from Roman pottery to human bones.
9 Books That Predicted the Future
Some of these predictions came true in such eerie detail that you have to wonder though whether fiction is as fictitious as it claims.