WEIRD

Whether an entire town can’t stop dancing or people suddenly start worrying about minor marks on their windshields, these seemingly unbelievable events have had some surprising (and sometimes devastating) effects.

Before home pregnancy tests, the most reliable test was just to wait and see. But people still wanted to know as early as possible whether they were harboring a tiny human.

The pulp magazine, which turns 100 this year, inspired Stephen King and made a star out of Conan.

Myth, hoax, or Mother Nature's freak accident? Here's the story of nearly every rat king ever discovered.

From raw beef for wrinkle prevention to cleaning paintings with potatoes, here are some of the most memorable life hacks from days of yore.

in the 1940s, mighty tot Wallace could do chin-ups and climb ladders, all thanks to a "secret formula" added to his milk.

Perfectly innocent Latin or Greekisms that just happen to sound like something else.

One of the hottest fads of the 1960s was being buried alive. Irishman Mike Meaney thought he could take the title away from a Texan.

Cocaine Bear’s afterlife as a taxidermied tourist attraction is worthy of its own movie.

“He chomnk.” —One Google reviewer who gave Szczecin’s famed feline five stars.

From the dangers of being a “sexual vampire” to the best ways to charm your in-laws, here’s what relationship advice looked like in the past.

A good paradox can befuddle the best of us. If you're in the mood to narrow your brow at seemingly irreconcilable facts, have we got a list for you.