For Paranormal Day, here’s some creepy art from the curiosity cabinet of Mothmeister. His post-mortem fairy tales are oddly satisfying. (Or oodly satisfying – check out number 14). Enjoy …
At midnight in Hong Kong, thousands of people will gather to watch Bun Festival competitors risk all to climb a 60ft tower – made of buns. 12 specially chosen …
On 30 April, you can celebrate the other Halloween, Walpurgis Night, with the witches. Since the medieval era, this time was when the worlds of the living and dead …
Are these the superhero powers we need? These budget superheroes won’t save the world, but they may save you from petty annoyances. They won’t defeat evil, but they’ll fold …
A poor mule was apparently the sole casualty of a battle during the Spanish-American War. So his (or her?) sacrifice is remembered as mantanzas mule day. On April …
This Oslo skatepark is covered in morse code for the law forbidding the use, sale, and advertising of skateboards. Norway banned skateboarding between 1978 – 1989 because it was “too …
Pretzels were invented to bribe children (probably) We have (probably) a monk from northern Italy to thank for the delicious pretzel. The legend goes that in 610, a monk-baker …
Fancy starting your workday with coffee, a quick Facebook check and a hearty hug from your boss? Hugging Research shows that hugging is extremely effective at healing sickness, disease, …
Reports that DNA tests proved a retired postman fathered 1,300 illegitimate children are false. This postman always knocks twice A news article ran with the old “sleeping with the …
Human millennials aren’t the only ones mooching off their parents after becoming grown-ass adults. Penguins mooch too. While they can’t come home on weekends to do laundry and raid the …
Do you have the skills for Watch Firefly Day? April 24th is the day to join Browncoats around the world and celebrate International Watch Firefly Day. Yes, you may …
Would you rather pigs in a blanket or oysters in bed? The oldest definition of Pigs in a Blanket dates back to the 1800s. Season some oysters, roll ’em …
