Tag: unusual facts
Sunset/Sunside is not quite what it seems.
The Sunset/Sunside is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France.
Jersey Devil: what actually happened.
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…
What people get wrong about Spring-heeled Jack.
Spring-heeled Jack was an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era.
The real story behind Gef.
Gef, also referred to as the Talking Mongoose or the Dalby Spook, was an allegedly talking mongoose which inhabited a farmhouse owned by the Irving family, located at…
The simple version of Cottingley Fairies.
The Cottingley Fairies are the subject of a hoax which purports to provide evidence of the existence of fairies.
What people get wrong about Piltdown Man.
The Piltdown Man was a paleoanthropological fraud in which bone fragments were presented as the fossilised remains of a previously unknown early human.
Cardiff Giant still raises strange questions.
The Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous archaeological hoaxes in American history.
Shroud of Turin still raises strange questions.
The Shroud of Turin, also known as the Holy Shroud, is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a…
Crystal skull: what actually happened.
Crystal skulls are human skull hardstone carvings made of clear, milky white or other types of quartz, claimed to be pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artifacts by their alleged finders; however,…
The facts behind Winchester Mystery House.
The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester.