Tag: unusual facts
The surprising truth about Dancing mania.
Dancing mania was a phenomenon which occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries.
Why Tanganyika laughter epidemic still gets people talking.
The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in Tanganyika,…
Miracle of the Sun: what actually happened.
The Miracle of the Sun, also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously on 13 October 1917, attended by…
What people get wrong about Dover Demon.
The Dover Demon is a creature reportedly sighted on April 21–22, 1977, in Dover, Massachusetts, a town about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
Why Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter still gets people talking.
The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter is a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings that occurred near the communities of Kelly and Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky, United States during the…
Why Flatwoods monster still gets people talking.
The Flatwoods monster, in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on…
The surprising truth about Jersey Devil.
In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature, or cryptid, said to inhabit…
The facts behind Spring-heeled Jack.
Spring-heeled Jack was an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era.
Rafflesia arnoldii is stranger than it sounds.
Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia within the family Rafflesiaceae.
The simple version of Wenum-Wiesel.
Wenum-Wiesel is a twin village in the municipality of Apeldoorn, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.