curiosities

Inside The Eerie ‘Lead Masks Case’ That’s Gone Unsolved For More Than 50 Years

In 1966, Brazilian UFO hunters Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana were found dead on a hilltop overlooking Rio de Janeiro — with bizarre lead masks covering their eyes.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 7, 2022

Inside The Eerie ‘Lead Masks Case’ That’s Gone Unsolved For More Than 50 Years

In 1966, Brazilian UFO hunters Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana were found dead on a hilltop overlooking Rio de Janeiro — with bizarre lead masks covering their eyes.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 7, 2022

Being Pressed To Death Was One Of The Grisliest Execution Methods In History

For thousands of years, accused criminals were subjected to being pressed or crushed to death, most famously during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Feb 1, 2022

Being Pressed To Death Was One Of The Grisliest Execution Methods In History

For thousands of years, accused criminals were subjected to being pressed or crushed to death, most famously during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • February 1, 2022

Anonymous Cleaner Accidentally Destroys Ancient Scottish Pilgrimage Site

People have hung rags in the trees at a "clootie well" near Munlochy for hundreds of years in an ancient healing ritual.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 31, 2022

Anonymous Cleaner Accidentally Destroys Ancient Scottish Pilgrimage Site

People have hung rags in the trees at a "clootie well" near Munlochy for hundreds of years in an ancient healing ritual.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 31, 2022

Meet Hans Langseth, The Man With The Longest Beard In History

The longest beard in the world belonged to Hans Nilson Langseth, a Norwegian-American man whose prized facial hair measured in at a whopping 17 feet and 6 inches long.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 25, 2022

Meet Hans Langseth, The Man With The Longest Beard In History

The longest beard in the world belonged to Hans Nilson Langseth, a Norwegian-American man whose prized facial hair measured in at a whopping 17 feet and 6 inches long.

By Erin Kelly • January 25, 2022

Meet The Bunyip, The Monstrous Cryptid Said To Inhabit Australia’s Swamps

According to Aboriginal Australian folklore, the bunyip waits in billabongs and riverbeds for passing livestock to devour — as well as women and children.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Jan 25, 2022

Meet The Bunyip, The Monstrous Cryptid Said To Inhabit Australia’s Swamps

According to Aboriginal Australian folklore, the bunyip waits in billabongs and riverbeds for passing livestock to devour — as well as women and children.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • January 25, 2022

Meet Ötzi The Iceman, The Oldest Preserved Human Being Ever Found

When two German hikers found Ötzi in the Alps in 1991, he was in such pristine condition that they thought he was a mountaineer who had died recently. Turns out, he was a 5,300-year-old murder victim.

By Gina Dimuro • Jan 21, 2022

Meet Ötzi The Iceman, The Oldest Preserved Human Being Ever Found

When two German hikers found Ötzi in the Alps in 1991, he was in such pristine condition that they thought he was a mountaineer who had died recently. Turns out, he was a 5,300-year-old murder victim.

By Gina Dimuro • January 21, 2022

What Happened To Lars Mittank, The German Tourist Who Vanished Near A Bulgarian Airport?

On July 8, 2014, 28-year-old Lars Mittank disappeared in a field near the Varna Airport in Bulgaria — and some of his last known moments were caught on video.

By Tim Brinkhof • Jan 20, 2022

What Happened To Lars Mittank, The German Tourist Who Vanished Near A Bulgarian Airport?

On July 8, 2014, 28-year-old Lars Mittank disappeared in a field near the Varna Airport in Bulgaria — and some of his last known moments were caught on video.

By Tim Brinkhof • January 20, 2022

How The Unexplained Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead Was Finally Solved After 12 Years

On October 22, 2005, former beauty queen Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. Over a decade later, her killer was finally arrested — in part because of a podcast.

By Bernadette Deron • Jan 20, 2022

How The Unexplained Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead Was Finally Solved After 12 Years

On October 22, 2005, former beauty queen Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. Over a decade later, her killer was finally arrested — in part because of a podcast.

By Bernadette Deron • January 20, 2022

Inside Howard Hughes’ Plane Crash In Beverly Hills That Destroyed Multiple Houses And Scarred Him For Life

In July 1946, famed aviator Howard Hughes was piloting an experimental spy plane when the engines failed and he crashed through three mansions.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Jan 19, 2022

Inside Howard Hughes’ Plane Crash In Beverly Hills That Destroyed Multiple Houses And Scarred Him For Life

In July 1946, famed aviator Howard Hughes was piloting an experimental spy plane when the engines failed and he crashed through three mansions.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • January 19, 2022

Ancient ‘Scepters’ Found In Russian Tomb May Actually Be Ceremonial Drinking Straws

Archeologists long puzzled over the eight tubes but a new theory suggests that they were used to drink ceremonial beer.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 19, 2022

Ancient ‘Scepters’ Found In Russian Tomb May Actually Be Ceremonial Drinking Straws

Archeologists long puzzled over the eight tubes but a new theory suggests that they were used to drink ceremonial beer.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 19, 2022

Here’s What Life Looks Like In Oymyakon, The Coldest City In The World

Located near the Arctic Circle, the city of Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest inhabited place on Earth. Winter temperatures average around -58°F — and only 500 residents brave the chill.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 15, 2022

Here’s What Life Looks Like In Oymyakon, The Coldest City In The World

Located near the Arctic Circle, the city of Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest inhabited place on Earth. Winter temperatures average around -58°F — and only 500 residents brave the chill.

By Erin Kelly • January 15, 2022