WEIRD

Vin Mariani, a 19th-century wine, contained a potent jolt of coca leaves—which prompted Pope Leo XIII to sing its praises.

Colma, California, is home to 17 cemeteries housing roughly 1.5 million bodies. Thanks to San Francisco's ban on burials, that number keeps growing.

From clothing made from milk to selfie toasters, these are the products that had us doing a double take.

When you hear people say the Coke tastes better at McDonald's, this probably isn't what they had in mind.

The TSA’s prohibited items list doesn’t expressly include dead sharks. (Possibly because the subject doesn’t come up a lot.)

It’s the ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ of the insect world, featuring a cameo by Anne Boleyn’s headless ghost.

Slow clap for sea cucumbers, whose excretory achievements could help slow climate change damage to the Great Barrier Reef.

Do a quick search online for strange sex laws in the United States, and you’ll find a treasure trove of oddities—the country has its fair share of peculiar penalties when it comes to amorous activities.

From fart jars to drinking urine, here are strange, gross, or downright dangerous historical methods people used to prevent catching a plague.

The CIA has been investigating UFO news and sightings for decades, and you can now use their intel for your own research.

A new omnibus spending bill includes a requirement for government agencies to disclose what they've learned about UFOs.

On December 29, several people on the Hawaiian island of Oahu reported seeing an illuminated blue object fly through the night sky.