castles
For Sale: A Castle Where Henry VIII Honeymooned
It can be yours for $10.4 million.
Articles by Eric Grundhauser
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cemeteries
Philadelphia Construction Workers Have Unearthed Dozens of Centuries-Old Coffins
This is how haunted houses are born.
wild west
Someone Please Rent Texas's New Cowboy Boot House
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a shoe.
nasa
NASA Found an Indian Spacecraft Lost Since 2009
Tracking lunar orbiters just became a bit easier.
disasters
In Phil Campbell, Alabama, His Name Is My Name Too
A brief history of a small town and the many Phil Campbells who love it.
animals
In Indianapolis, a Series of Ramps Just for Ducklings
They're pretty cute.
amusement parks
The Mini-Amusement Park in This Texan's Backyard
He built it for his granddaughter.
fashion
Space Badges Might Be the U.S. Army's Coolest Award
It's not Starfleet, but it sure looks like it.
crime
Found: 600,000 Illicit Eels at Heathrow Airport
They were hidden beneath shipments of other, totally legal fish.
animals
Some Turkeys, a Dead Cat, and a Lot of Turkey Experts
What's going on here?
news
A Tolkien Truther From Colorado Says He's the Real King of England
He took out an ad in The Times of London to stake his claim.
schools
Schoolchildren in Scotland Gave Their Goldfish a Viking Funeral
They are in Valhalla now.
globes
Behold the Erdapfel, the World's Oldest Surviving Globe
It's got the beauty, but not the brains.
signs
Boston's Beloved Citgo Sign Might Be Getting Priced Out of Its Home
This isn't the first time Bostonians have had to fight to keep it.
architecture
St. Louis Paid to Move a Historic Three-Story Home Nearly a Mile
There's video.
objects of intrigue
When High-Class Ladies Wore Masks That Made It Impossible to Speak
In the 16th century, avoiding a sunburn meant being mute and looking super creepy.
crime
Some Scotland Villagers Are Trying to Slow Speeding Cars With Hair Dryers
They DO look suspiciously like speed guns.
maps
A Growing Archive of Global Street Music
Since it launched in 2014, Daniel Bacchieri's Street Music Map has recorded the locations of some 1,200 artists spread across 93 countries.
news
Wet Cement Perfectly Tells the Tale of a Faceplant
The victim appears to have been a child on a scooter.
art
Keeping the Art of Knot Tying Alive
A guild of knotters won't let this historic craft die.
saints
Found: A Secret Gas Pump Hidden by a Mexican Altar
The Virgin of Guadalupe had become a font of illegal fuel.
animals
A Waitress Casually Dragged a Massive Lizard Out of a Restaurant in Australia
There's video.
telephones
Sold, for $243,000: Hitler's Personal Red Telephone
It was taken from his bunker.
