WEIRD

An incident that shocked a 13-year-old Charlie Chaplin inspired an episode of 'The X-Files' nearly a century later.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, much of the world worked itself into a tizzy over the idea of people touching themselves.

By July 1952, UFOs were a hot topic—and Reverend Louis A. Gardner wanted to know Albert Einstein’s thoughts. Did flying saucers come from space? Or were they military technology?

Through the GoodNature Program, you could earn extra money by donating your poop—and help people in the process.

Ever since the Victorians invented the Christmas card, people have gotten creative—and a bit bizarre—with their holiday greetings.

Sure, you can claim that there is no such thing as coincidence. But just wait ’til you hear these stories.

Devout decedents of the KISS Army could opt to be buried in an official KISS coffin, where Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley would wag their tongues at you for all eternity.

Color illusions get pretty complicated when there are multi-colored lines involved like there are in this image.

Not all dolls are created equal: Some are kinda creepy, some are hella creepy, and some are haunted. Or at least, they’re said to be.

In 1994, goopy droplets of unknown origin rained down over the tiny hamlet of Oakville, Washington. Residents were curious. Then they started getting sick.

While most of the conspiracy theories surrounding the organization are, to put it mildly, bizarre, you don’t have to venture to the fringe to find fascinating, sometimes-strange stories about Freemasons. Here's what you should know.

On Friday, March 3, 1876, something unexpected started tumbling from the skies in Olympian Springs, Kentucky: gristly, oozing chunks of flesh.