When Summer Never Came: The Global Chill After Mount Tambora’s Cataclysm
— April 28, 2026In 1816, much of the world experienced a year so strange and unsettling that…
It’s not uncommon in many places for people dining outdoors to encounter problems with insects who want a share of what we are having. Well, there are some species of bee that actually want even more than that! This little invader wants a drink from your eye! Although they will happily grab a sip of any sweat they happen to find, research that was carried out in Thailand revealed that these bees actually went out of their way to quench their thirst on a person’s tears. They are also unsettlingly good at what they do, they are often able to come in for a drink from the eye of a person who never even realized that they were used as a human watering hole.
In 1816, much of the world experienced a year so strange and unsettling that…
On a chilly November morning in 1970, a 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore…
In the rolling hills of Bath County, Kentucky, an ordinary spring day in 1876…
Odd or what? That, presumably, is a matter of opinion, but despite your thoughts regarding what's found here, you know you just have to look! We scour the web looking for things that make you question your own version of reality and present them here for your perusal.

